 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
cecum
noun: the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into
which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of
the cecum" [syn: {caecum}, {blind gut}]
[also: {ceca} (pl)]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
caecum \cae"cum\, noun; pl. {C[ae]cums}, L. {C[ae]ca}. [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}.]
Note: The c[ae]cum 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 c[ae]ca.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
cecum \cecum\ n.
The {caecum}, the cavity in which the large intestine begins
and into which the ileum opens.
Syn: caecum, blind gut.
[WordNet 1.5]
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