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Caecum

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cecumnoun(American spelling) Alternative form of caecum. [(anatomy) A cavity open at one end (such as the blind end of a duct), especially a blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon.]
blind gutnoun(anatomy) The caecum of the intestines.

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blind gutnoun(anatomy) The caecum of the intestines.
cecumnoun(American spelling) Alternative form of caecum. [(anatomy) A cavity open at one end (such as the blind end of a duct), especially a blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon.]
foramennoun(anatomy) An opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone.
coecumnounAlternative form of caecum. [(anatomy) A cavity open at one end (such as the blind end of a duct), especially a blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon.]
cæcumnounDated spelling of caecum.
ceacumnouncaecum
ileocoecumnounAlternative form of ileocecum. [(anatomy) The ilium and the cecum]
ileocaecumnounAlternative form of ileocecum. [(anatomy) The ilium and the cecum]
cecostomynounAlternative spelling of caecostomy. [(surgery) An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.]
cecitisnoun(pathology, US) Alternative form of caecitis. [(pathology) inflammation of the caecum]
cœlianounCavity of an abdomen.
cul-de-sacnounA blind alley or dead end street.
coelianounAlternative form of cœlia. [Cavity of an abdomen.]
caecectomynounAlternative form of cecectomy. [(surgery) surgical removal of the cecum]
cecopexynoun(surgery) Alternative spelling of caecopexy. [(surgery) The surgical anchoring of an excessively mobile caecum.]
cavumnoun(anatomy) A recess or hollow.
conceptaclenoun(phycology) A cavity in some marine algae that contains the reproductive organs.
caecotropenounAlternative spelling of caecotroph. [(biology) In certain mammals, especially rabbits and some rodents, a cake or pellet of food which is produced by means of digestion and expulsion through the anus.]
caecitynounAlternative form of cecity. [(uncommon, literary) blindness]
celomnounAlternative spelling of coelom. [(zoology) A fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal. The digestive system is suspended within the cavity, which is lined by a tissue called the peritoneum.]

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