cecum

  • 21cecum — n.; pl. caeca [L. caecus, blind] 1. A pouch or saclike cavity extending from the alimentary canal with an opening at only one end. 2. (BRACHIOPODA) Evagination of the outer epithelium projecting into the endopuncta of the shell; pallial caecum;… …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 22cécum — s. n., pl. cécumuri …

    Romanian orthography

  • 23cecum — n. sealed intestinal pouch (Anatomy) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 24cecum — noun (plural ceca) US spelling of caecum …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 25cecum — ce·cum …

    English syllables

  • 26cecum — ce•cum or caecum [[t]ˈsi kəm[/t]] n. pl. ca ( kə). anat. zool. an anatomical cul de sac, esp. that in which the large intestine begins • Etymology: 1715–25; L intestinum caecum blind gut ce′cal, adj …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27cecum — /ˈsikəm/ (say seekuhm) noun US → caecum …

  • 28cecum — 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 …

    English dictionary of cancer terms

  • 29mobile cecum — cecum mobile abnormal mobility of the cecum and lower portion of the ascending colon, caused by incomplete rotation or faulty fixation of the cecum in embryonic development …

    Medical dictionary

  • 30digestive cecum — (Order Cladocera): One of two lateral outpocketings of midgut; located in head posterior to border of esophagus and midgut. An additional unpaired cecum may open into posterior end of digestive tract. (Syn. cecum, hepatic cecum, midgut… …

    Crustacea glossary

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