ce·cum also cae·cum (s  k m)n. pl. ce·ca also cae·ca (-k ) 1. A saclike cavity with only one opening. 2. Anatomy The large blind pouch forming the beginning of the large intestine. Also called blind gut. [Middle English, from Latin (intest  num) caecum, blind (intestine), neuter of caecus, blind.]ce cal adj.ce cal·ly adv. |
cecum [ˈsiːkəm]
n pl -ca [-kə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) US a variant spelling of caecum
cecal adj
| cecum (skm) Plural ceca A large pouch forming the beginning of the large intestine. The appendix and the ileum of the small intestine both connect to the cecum. |
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| Noun | 1. |  cecum - the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum"large intestine - beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, appendix - a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch |
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