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caecum

[ see-kuhm ]

noun

plural caeca


caecum

/ ˈ²õ¾±Ë°ìÉ™³¾ /

noun

  1. anatomy any structure or part that ends in a blind sac or pouch, esp the pouch that marks the beginning of the large intestine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¦²¹±ð³¦²¹±ô, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of caecum1

C18: short for Latin intestinum caecum blind intestine, translation of Greek tuphlon enteron
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Example Sentences

Microbial energy harvest in obesity has been investigated in conventional genetically obese ob/ mice, which have increased amounts of SCFAs in their caecum and reduced energy content in their faeces compared with their lean littermates.

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This bacterium populates the ileum and caecum and has long been known to be a potent activator of intestinal immune responses.

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Bacteriotherapy involves introducing a faecal sample from a healthy donor as a homogenate by injection into the caecum using a colonoscope.

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Most commonly there is a pair of lateral caeca, which may be more or less ramified and may form a massive “hepato-pancreas†or “liver.â€

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The fine membrane called goldbeater’s skin, used for making up the shoder and mould, is the outer coat of the caecum or blind gut of the ox.

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