Cecum

Introduction: Cecum

Description of Cecum

Cecum: , pl. ceca [TA] (1) The cul-de-sac, about 6 cm in depth, lying below the terminal ileum, forming the first part of the large intestine. SYN: blind gut, intestinum cecum, typhlon. (2) Any similar structure ending in a cul-de-sac. SYN: caecum, intestinal cecum. [L. ntr. of caecus, blind]
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Cecum: 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

Cecum: The blind sac or outpouching area of the LARGE INTESTINE that is below the entrance of the SMALL INTESTINE. It has a worm-like extension, the vermiform APPENDIX.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Cecum:

Terms Similar to Cecum:

• caecum
• blind gut

Source - WordNet 2.1

Related Topics

• Cecostomy

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Cecum:

• Appendix

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Cecum

• Intestine, Large

Source - MeSH 2007

• cavity
• bodily cavity
• cavum

Source - WordNet 2.1

The following terms can be used for Cecum

• ileocolonic region

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Cecum

The following list attempts to classify Cecum 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

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Digestive System
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
    • Intestines
      • Intestine, Large
        • Cecum

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Digestive System
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
    • Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
      • Intestine, Large
        • Cecum

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• large intestine
• intestine
• gastrointestinal system
• digestive system
• Anatomy

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