Caecum

What do we mean by caecum?

In starfishes, the bifurcated multilobular prolongations of the pyloric region of the stomach, the walls being glandular and secreting a digestive fluid. noun

In human anatomy, the blind pouch or cul-de-sac which is the beginning of the colon, into which the ileum opens, and to which the vermiform appendage is attached. noun

In zoology, any cæcal diverticulum or intestinal appendage ending in a cul-de-sac. noun

capitalized NL. The typical genus of the family Cæcidæ. noun

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

The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; -- called also the blind gut. noun

A blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon. noun

The cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens noun

A blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon.

Words that are spelled similarly to caecum:
caecum, cecum, caelum, caecus.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word caecum:
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Words that rhyme with caecum:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe caecum:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective caecum:
time, colon, contents, downwards, vestibulare, worm, single, present, converge, coli, balloons, fig, yield, collapse, results.

Consonant match to caecum:
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Words that sound like caecum:
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