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Definition of cecum
ceca
or chiefly Britishcaeca
play \ˈsē-kə\: a cavity open at one end (such 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
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Origin and Etymology of cecum
New Latin, from Latin intestinum caecum, literally, blind intestine
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Medical Definition of cecum
ceca
or chiefly Britishcaeca
\-kə\play: 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
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