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Caecum - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Caecum : (noun)
1: the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into
which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of
the cecum" [syn: cecum, blind gut]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Caecum : \C[ae]"cum\, n.; pl. C[ae]cums, L. C[ae]ca. [L.
caecus blind, invisible, concealed.] (Anat.)
(a) A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or
duct.
(b) The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance
of the small intestine; -- called also the blind gut.
Note: The c[ae]cum is comparatively small in man, and ends in
a slender portion, the vermiform appendix; but in
herbivorous mammals it is often as large as the rest of
the large intestine. In fishes there are often numerous
intestinal c[ae]ca.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Caecum : Caecum: 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 caecum.
The word "caecum" comes from the Latin "caecus" meaning "blind." This refers to the fact that the bottom of the caecum is a blind pouch (a cul de sac) leading nowhere.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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