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    BLIND GUT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opensplay

    Example:

    the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum

    Synonyms:

    blind gut; caecum; cecum

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("blind gut" is a kind of...):

    bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)

    Meronyms (parts of "blind gut"):

    appendix; cecal appendage; vermiform appendix; vermiform process (a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch)

    Holonyms ("blind gut" is a part of...):

    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)

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