1) Abdominal surgical procedure 2) Excision of the cecum 1) Typhlectomy 
(se-sek´tә-me) excision of the cecum.
Type: Term Pronunciation: sē-sek′tō-mē Definitions: 1. Excision of the cecum. Synonyms: typhlectomy
cecectomy The surgical removal of the cecum. The cecum (caecum), is 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 word cecum comes from the Latin caecus, 'blind'. This refers to the fact that the bottom of the cecu...