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Cecum

🔄 Synonyms of "Cecum"

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Word	Definition
caecumnoun	(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.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cecum"

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Word	Definition
caecumnoun	(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.
subhepatic	(anatomy) Below the liver
foramennoun	(anatomy) An opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone.
jejunumnoun	(anatomy) The central of the three divisions of the small intestine which lies between the duodenum and the ileum
ileumnoun	(anatomy) The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
duodenumnoun	(anatomy) The first part of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum.
caecal	Of or pertaining to the caecum.
hindgutnoun	(biology, anatomy, medicine) The developed counterpart in the adult: the most distal part of the alimentary canal, which in humans is generally defined as comprising the distal third of the transverse colon, the splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and anorectal junction.
caecanoun	(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.
mesocolonnoun	(anatomy) The part of the mesentery that attaches the colon to the abdominal wall.
jejunal	(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the jejunum
ileocaecal	(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the connection between the final segment of the small intestine (ileum) and large intestine (colon).
peritoneumnoun	(anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
rectosigmoidnoun	A rectosigmoid junction.
intestinenoun	(anatomy, often pluralized) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.
ileocecal	Alternative form of ileocaecal. [(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the connection between the final segment of the small intestine (ileum) and large intestine (colon).]
colonocytesnoun	—
ingestanoun	Material introduced into the body by the stomach or alimentary canal.
abomasumnoun	(biology, food) The fourth digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum;