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caecum

[ see-kuhm ]

noun

, plural cae·ca [see, -k, uh].


caecum

/ ˈsiːkəm /

noun

  1. anatomy any structure or part that ends in a blind sac or pouch, esp the pouch that marks the beginning of the large intestine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈcaecal, adjective
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Other Words From

  • caecal adjective
  • caecal·ly adverb
  • post·caecal adjective
  • sub·caecal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of caecum1

C18: short for Latin intestinum caecum blind intestine, translation of Greek tuphlon enteron
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Example Sentences

He also recognised and figured the great prolongation backwards of the embryo-sac as an empty, absorbent caecum.

In the region of the yolk-stalk it is somewhat enlarged and ends in a blind sac like a caecum.

Dorsal to the gizzard the section cuts the so-called caecum, ce, a little nearer its anterior end than is shown in figure 7.

The mouth leads into the buccal cavity, on the ventral side of which opens the radular caecum.

The stomach is complex, and the intestine simple, and only in some species provided with a small caecum.

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