caecum
noun/ˈsiːkəm/
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(British English) (North American English cecum)
(plural caeca, ceca
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)- a small bag that is part of the intestine, between the small and the large intestineWord Originlate Middle English: from Latin (intestinum) caecum ‘blind (gut)’, translation of Greek tuphlon enteron.
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