Definition of "cecum" []

• A saclike cavity with only one opening. (noun)
• Anatomy The large blind pouch forming the beginning of the large intestine. Also called blind gut. (noun)

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• "The doctor begins the procedure by inflating the colon with air until the cecum is distended."
• "The cecum is the blind pouch in the intestine, the appendix is a cecum and all of the stuff looks like food matter or poo."
• "The cecum is the gate-way between the large and small intestines."