blind gut

noun

1. the cecum.

blind gut

noun

1. informal,  another name for the caecum

Word History and Origins

Origin of blind gut¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

"The bleeding is quite heavy, but I take my time... Opening the peritoneum, I injured the blind gut and had to sew it up," Rogozov wrote.

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The blind gut, answered doctor Slop, lies betwixt the Ilion and Colon—— In a man? said my father.

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Having no openings for light or passage; as, a blind wall; open only at one end; as, a blind alley; a blind gut.

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The fine membrane called goldbeater’s skin, used for making up the shoder and mould, is the outer coat of the caecum or blind gut of the ox.

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If he took the wrong furrow, he could not cross from one blind gut into another, nor hope to meet the fugitive at any future turning.

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