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cecum

or ³¦²¹±ð·³¦³Ü³¾

[ see-kuhm ]

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.
plural ceca
  1. a cul-de-sac, especially that in which the large intestine begins.


cecum

/ ˈ²õ¾±Ë°ìÉ™³¾ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of caecum
“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

cecum

/ ²õŧ′°ìÉ™³¾ /

, Plural ceca

  1. A large pouch forming the beginning of the large intestine. The appendix and the ileum of the small intestine both connect to the cecum.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¦±ð³¦²¹±ô, adjective
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  • ³¦±ðc²¹±ô adjective
  • ³¦±ðc²¹±ô·ly adverb
  • sub·³¦±ðc²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cecum1

1715–25; short for Latin intestinum caecum blind gut
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Example Sentences

Mice possess a cecum -- a pouch in their digestive system that slows the flow of intestinal contents and helps digest carbohydrates, which may contribute to being able to better tolerate sorbitol.

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But they did make one interesting discovery: Species who had an appendix tend to have higher concentrations of lymphoid tissue in their cecum, a pouch that connects the small and large intestine.

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Its right side includes the cecum and the ascending colon, while the left side is made up of the descending colon, the sigmoid colon and the rectum.

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Further ultrasounds had confirmed Javsicas’s diagnosis, the cecum was damaged and the affected area could be surgically removed.

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A large cecum was no longer necessary, and it began to shrink; today our cecum is tiny.

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