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caecum
[ see-kuhm ]
caecum
/ ˈsiːkəm /
noun
- anatomy any structure or part that ends in a blind sac or pouch, esp the pouch that marks the beginning of the large intestine
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Derived Forms
- ˈcaecal, adjective
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Other Words From
- caecal adjective
- caecal·ly adverb
- post·caecal adjective
- sub·caecal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caecum1
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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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