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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
caecum \cae"cum\, n.; pl. caecums, l. caeca. 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.
       also spelled cecum.
       1913 webster

   note: the caecum 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 caeca.
         1913 webster
see also:
caecums caeca blind gut cecum 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
caecum
     n : the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into
         which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of
         the cecum" syn: cecum, blind gut
     also: caeca pl
see also:
cecum blind gut caeca 

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