Look up: Cecum

1. cecum
   [n] - the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
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2. Cecum
   the beginning of the large intestine, which is connected to the appendix at its lower end
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3. Cecum
   The pouch which forms the beginning of the large intestine.
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4. Cecum
   Cecum: The cecum (also spelled caecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen. The cecum receives fecal material from the small bowel (ileum) which opens into it. The appendix is attached to the cecum. The word 'cecum' comes from the Latin 'caecus'...
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5. cecum
   Synonym for caecum ... <anatomy> A blind pouch-like commencement of the colon in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen at the end of the small intestine. The appendix is a diverticulum that extends off the caecum. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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6. cecum
   caecum noun 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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7. cecum
   (se´kәm) caecum. cul-de-sac.
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8. cecum
   pouch or large tubelike structure in the lower abdominal cavity that receives undigested food material from the small intestine and is considered the ... [5 related articles]
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9. Cecum
   The cecum is the large, primary section of the large intestine, which accepts fluid food-by-products from the ileum of the small intestine through the ileocecal orifice. About eight centimeters long, the cecum transmits this by-product to the ascending section of the colon.
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10. cecum
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sē′kŭm, sē′kă Definitions: 1. The cul-de-sac, about 6 cm in depth, lying below the terminal ileum, forming the first part of the large intestine. 2. Any similar structure ending in a cul-de-sac. Synonyms: blind gut, intestinum cecum, typhlon
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11. cecum
    cecum (sē'kum) : see intestine.
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12. CECUM
    The first segment of the large intestine, consisting of a large dilated pouch.
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13. CECUM
    The first portion of the large intestine. Like a "blind pouch", it extends below the "ileocecal valve" - where the small intestine (ileum) joins the colon.
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14. cecum
    Latin = blind.
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15. Cecum
    (caecum) The blind gut; in the horse it is huge compared to other animals, holding five to ten gallons of ingesta Large, sock-shaped pouch between the small and large intestines of a horse Important in the digestion of cellulose
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16. cecum
    (se;kum) The pouchlike portion of the large intestine to which the ileum of the small intestine is attached.
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17. cecum
    (se;kum) The pouchlike portion of the large intestine to which the ileum of the small intestine is attached.
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18. cecum
    A pouch that forms the first part of the large intestine. It connects the small intestine to the colon, which is part of the large intestine.
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19. Cecum
    ; from the Latin caecus meaning blind) is a pouch, connecting the ileum with the ascending colon of the large intestine. It is separated from the ileum by the ileocecal valve (ICV) or Bauhin`s valve, and is considered to be the beginning of the large intestine. It is also separated from the c...
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