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cecum

Noun

ce=cum

WORDNET DICTIONARY

cecum(n = noun.body) blind gut, caecum - the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum"

is a kind of bodily cavity, cavity, cavum

is a part of large intestine

has parts: appendix, cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process

Derived form adjective cecal₁

cecum, n.

The caecum, the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens. [WordNet 1.5]

cecum, US var. of CAECUM.

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