Definitions | caecum |
| noun (plural caeca)
- (anatomy) A blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon.
- 1970: After a preliminary course in anatomy it was found that and transverse colon also provided excellent sites for excitation. " JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition
Etymology: Latin (intestinum) caecum "blind gut", translation of Greek .
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