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cae·cal, adjective
cae·cal·ly, adverb
post·cae·cal, adjective
sub·cae·cal, adjective
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
caecum
1721, from L. intestinum cæcum "blind gut," from neut. of cæcus "blind, hidden." So called for being prolonged into a cul-de-sac.
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Medical Dictionary
caecum cae·cum (sē'kəm)
n.
Variant of cecum.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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caecum
pouch or large tubelike structure in the lower abdominal cavity that receives undigested food material from the small intestine and is considered the first region of the large intestine. It is separated from the ileum (the final portion of the small intestine) by the ileocecal valve (also called Bauhin valve), which limits the rate of food passage into the cecum and may help prevent material from returning to the small intestine.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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