Caecum Synonyms

sēkəm
The cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. cecum
  2. blind-gut

Words Related to Caecum

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Caecum Sentence Examples

  • Caecum very long and dilated, with numerous folds.

  • The stomach is simple, and there is no caecum to the intestine, although this is present in the opossums.

  • With one exception, the intestine has a caecum, and the pouch is large and opens forwards.

  • From this we pass to a stomach and a coil of intestine embedded in the lobes of a voluminous liver; a caecum of large size is given off near the commencement of the intestine.

  • Protonemertini, in which there are two layers of dermal muscles, external circular and internal longitudinal; the nervous system lies external to the circular muscles; the mouth lies behind the level of the brain; the proboscis has no stylet; there is no caecum to the intestine.

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