Cecal: Pertaining to 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' meaning 'blind.' This refers to the... Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=8473