'cecum' definitions:

Definition of 'cecum'

From: WordNet
noun
The cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum" [syn: cecum, caecum, blind gut]

Definition of 'cecum'

From: GCIDE
  • caecum \cae"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. [Also spelled cecum.] [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'cecum'

From: GCIDE
  • cecum \cecum\ n. The caecum, the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens.
  • Syn: caecum, blind gut. [WordNet 1.5]