Caecum
Pronunciation : C?"cum, n.; pl. C?cums
Part of Speech : L.
Etymology : [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.
Definition : Note: The c?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?ca.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913