Definition of caecum

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Caecum (n.) The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; -- called also the blind gut.

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Colon :: Colon (n.) That part of the large intestines which extends from the caecum to the rectum. [See Illust of Digestion..
Caecal :: Caecal (a.) Having the form of a caecum, or bag with one opening; baglike; as, the caecal extremity of a duct..
Perityphlitis :: Perityphlitis (n.) Inflammation of the connective tissue about the caecum.
Typhlitis :: Typhlitis (n.) Inflammation of the caecum.
Caecal :: Caecal (a.) Of or pertaining to the caecum, or blind gut..
Caecum :: Caecum (n.) A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct..
Caecums :: Caecums (pl. ) of Caecu.
Mesocaecum :: Mesocaecum (n.) The fold of peritoneum attached to the caecum.
Caecum :: Caecum (n.) The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; -- called also the blind gut.
Mesentery :: Mesentery (n.) The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called mesocaecum, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc..
Caeca :: Caeca (n. pl.) See Caecum.
Ileocaecal :: Ileocaecal (a.) Pertaining to the ileum and caecum.
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