Thesaurus: caecum

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1. n. A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct.
2. n. The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; -- called also the blind gut.
3. n. the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
4. (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. Note: The cæcum 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 cæca.
5. n the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens