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CAECUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: caeca   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum

Synonyms:

blind gut; caecum; cecum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("caecum" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "caecum"):

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 ("caecum" 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)

Derivation:

caecal (of or like a cecum)

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