cecum
81Some Common Diseases of Domestic Poultry, Table — ▪ Table name(s) of disease causative agent nature of disease Coccidiosis protozoans ( e.g., Emieria affected birds show low egg production, poor growth rates, and high mor tenella) tality; cecal coccidiosis (the cecum is a pouch in the large… …
82Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… …
83Caecum — The caecum (also spelled cecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen. The caecum receives fecal material from the small bowel (ileum) which opens into it. The appendix is attached to the… …
84Intestine, large — The tubelike organ that completes the process of digestion, receiving material from the small intestine. It has four parts: the cecum (caecum), the appendix (vermiform appendix), the colon, and the rectum. Once the products of digestion enter the …
85cecectomy — Excision of the cecum. SYN: typhlectomy. [ceco + G. ektome, excision] * * * ce·cec·to·my or chiefly Brit cae·cec·to·my sē sek tə mē n, pl mies surgical excision of all or part of the cecum * * * ce·cec·to·my (se sekґtə me) [ceco + ectomy]… …
86cecitis — Inflammation of the cecum. SYN: typhlenteritis, typhlitis, typhloenteritis. * * * ce·ci·tis or chiefly Brit cae·ci·tis sē sīt əs n inflammation of the cecum * * * ce·ci·tis (se siґtis) inflammation of the cecum; called also typhlitis …
87cecopexy — Operative anchoring of a movable cecum. SYN: cecofixation, typhlopexy, typhlopexia. [ceco + G. pexis, fixation] * * * ce·co·pexy or chiefly Brit cae·co·pexy sē kə .pek sē n, pl pex·ies a surgical operation to fix the cecum to the abdominal wall * …
88cecotomy — Incision into the cecum. SYN: typhlotomy. [ceco + G. tome, incision] * * * ce·cot·o·my or chiefly Brit cae·cot·o·my sē kät ə mē n, pl mies incision of the cecum * * * ce·cot·o·my (se kotґə me) [ceco + tomy] the operation of cutting into the… …
89duct — A tubular structure giving exit to the secretion of a gland or organ, capable of conducting fluid. SEE ALSO: canal. SYN: ductus [TA]. [L. duco, pp. ductus, to lead] aberrant ducts SYN: aberrant ductules, under ductule …
90ileocecal — Relating to both ileum and cecum. * * * il·eo·ce·cal .il ē ō sē kəl adj of, relating to, or connecting the ileum and cecum <the ileocecal region> <the ileocecal orifice> * * * il·eo·ce·cal (il″e o seґkəl) pertaining to the… …
