1. The cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
   "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum"
   - caecum [Brit, Cdn], blind gut

Derived forms: ceca

See also: cecal

Type of: bodily cavity, cavity, cavum

Part of: large intestine

Encyclopedia: Cecum

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