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
    • Word Usage
    "The doctor begins the procedure by inflating the colon with air until the cecum is distended."
    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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