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The cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
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cecum
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
variant of caecum .
Wiktionary
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n. (alternative spelling of caecum English)
WordNet
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n. the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum" [syn: caecum , blind gut ] [also: ceca (pl)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
caecum \cae"cum\, n.; pl. C[ae]cums , L. C[ae]ca . [L. caecus blind, invisible, concealed.] (Anat.) A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct. The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; -- called ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The cecum or caecum (, plural ceca ; from the Latin caecus meaning blind ) is an intraperitoneal pouch that is considered to be the beginning of the large intestine. It receives chyme from the ileum , and connects to the ascending colon of the large intestine ...
Usage examples of cecum.
The digestive organs were double and separate as far as the lower third of the ilium, and the cecum was on the left side and single, in common with the lower bowel.
Ephemerides contains the account of an example of double cecum, and Alexander speaks of a double colon, and there are other cases of duplication of the bowel recorded.
It is the shrunken and shriveled remains of a large pouch of the intestine which once opened into the cecum, and was used originally as a sort of second stomach for delaying and digesting the remains of the food.
One end of this worm is attached to the cecum, which is the pouch that forms the beginning of the large intestine.
Our primate ancestors were herbivores, and in its original form, the appendix was probably of some use in aiding digestionmodern herbivores have an extended cecum that resembles a longer version of our appendix.