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Definition of Caecum

Caecum
Caecum C[ae]"cum, n.; pl. C[ae]cums, L. C[ae]ca. [L. caecus blind, invisible, concealed.] (Anat.) (a) A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct. (b) The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; -- called also the blind gut. Note: The c[ae]cum is comparatively small in man, and ends in a slender portion, the vermiform appendix; but in herbivorous mammals it is often as large as the rest of the large intestine. In fishes there are often numerous intestinal c[ae]ca.

Meaning of Caecum from wikipedia

- The ce**** or cae**** is a pouch within the peritoneum that is considered to be the beginning of the large intestine. It is typically located on the right...
- Hepatic cae**** or hepatic ce**** is a name used in describing various physiological structures in some crustaceans, insects and lancelets. "Hepatic" refers...
- blind spot known as the physiological blind spot, "blind point", or punctum cae**** in medical literature, is the place in the visual field that corresponds...
- The medulla oblongata or simply medulla is a long stem-like structure which makes up the lower part of the brainstem. It is anterior and partially inferior...
- notch which is converted into a foramen, the foramen ce**** (or foramen cae****), by articulation with the ethmoid. The foramen ce**** varies in size in...
- Foramen ce**** or foramen cae**** (from the Latin caecus meaning blind) can refer to: Foramen ce**** (frontal bone) Foramen ce**** (tongue) Foramen ce**** (dental)...
- Cae**** johnsoni, common name the Johnson's cae****, is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae...
- typically is about comparable to that of the rabbit's in size, though the cae**** is reduced to a single bulge where the ileum empties into the colon. Some...
- Cae**** antillarum is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae. The maximum recorded s**** length...
- Cae**** bipartitum is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae. The maximum recorded s**** length...