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Caecum

Introduction: Caecum

Description of Caecum

Caecum: SYN: cecum.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Caecum: the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum".
Source: WordNet 2.1

Caecum as an Organ

Caecum (organ): The start of the large intestine.

Caecum (organ): See Caecum (organ information).

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Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Caecum

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Caecum

The following list attempts to classify Caecum into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

  • bodily cavity,cavity,cavum
  • anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
  • body part
  • part,piece
  • thing
  • entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

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