Cecum

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  • noun. The large pouch at the beginning of the large intestine, located in the lower right-hand side of the abdomen.
  • noun. A sac or bodily cavity with only one opening.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. See cœcum.
  • noun. See cæcum.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The caecum, the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens.
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  • noun. Alternative spelling of caecum.
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  • noun. the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bodily cavity  cavity  cavum  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    111-112  aphonia  endometrium  equivalency  excoriation  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    blind gut  caecum  
    variant
    caecum  ceca  
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