caecum

n.

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(Anat.) A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct.

Noun

1.

caecum - the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum" Synonyms: blind gut, cecum

appendix, blind gut, bodily cavity, cavity, cavum, cecal appendage, cecum, large intestine, vermiform appendix, vermiform process