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cecum

Main Entry:: ce·cum
Variant(s):: also cae·cum \ˈsē-kəm\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural ce·ca \-kə\
Etymology:: New Latin, from Latin intestinum caecum, literally, blind intestine
Date:: circa 1721

: a cavity open at one end (as the blind end of a duct) ; especially : the blind pouch at the beginning of the large intestine into which the ileum opens from one side and which is continuous with the colon

— ce·cal

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also cae·cal \-kəl\ adjective

— ce·cal·ly

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\-kə-lē\ adverb

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