cecum
noun
ce·cum ˈsē-kəm 
variants or chiefly British caecum
plural ceca or chiefly British caeca ˈsē-kə
: a cavity open at one end (such as the blind end of a duct)
especially : the blind pouch at the beginning of the large intestine into which the ileum opens from one side and which is continuous with the colon
cecal adjective
or chiefly British caecal
ˈsē-kəl
cecally
ˈsē-kə-lē
adverb or chiefly British caecally
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin intestinum caecum, literally, blind intestine
First Known Use
circa 1721, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
cecum
noun
ce·cum
variants or chiefly British caecum
ˈsē-kəm
plural ceca or chiefly British caeca -kə
: a cavity open at one end (as the blind end of a duct)
especially : the blind pouch at the beginning of the large intestine into which the ileum opens from one side and which is continuous with the colon
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