cecum (redirected from cecum vestibulare)

ce·cum also cae·cum  (skm)

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.

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[Middle English, from Latin (intestnum) caecum, blind (intestine), neuter of caecus, blind.]

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cecal adj.

cecal·ly adv.

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cecum [ˈsiːkəm]

n pl -ca [-kə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) US a variant spelling of caecum

cecal  adj

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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

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cecum - the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum" blind gut, caecum bodily cavity, cavum, cavity - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body 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