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Definition of Caecums

Caecums
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.
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 Caecums 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...
- 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...
- Cae**** is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod micromolluscs or micromollusks in the family Caecidae or blind s****. This genus occurs worldwide...
- Cae**** cooperi, common name the Cooper's Atlantic cae****, is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae...
- Cae**** armori****, common name the DeFolin's lagoon snail, is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae...
- 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...
- Cae**** trachea is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae. The s**** size varies between 2 mm...
- Hepatic cae**** or hepatic ce**** is a name used in describing various physiological structures in some crustaceans, insects and lancelets. "Hepatic" refers...
- Cae**** pulc****um, common name the beautiful cae****, is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Caecidae...
- 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...