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Definition of Caecum
Caecum definition - medical term
The caecum (also spelled cecum), the first portion of the large
bowel, situated in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen.
T he caecum receives fecal material from the small bowel (ileum) which opens
into it. The appendix is attached to the caecum.
The word "caecum" comes from the Latin "caecus" meaning "blind." This refers
to the fact that the bottom of the caecum is a blind pouch (a cul de sac) leading
nowhere.
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