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caecum

cae·cum

UK/ˈsiː.kəm/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

  • “the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum”
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Borrowed from Latin caecum (“invisible, hidden”), clipping of intestīnum caecum (“blind gut”), translation of Ancient Greek τῠφλὸν ἔντερον (tŭphlòn énteron).

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