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Definition of Blind gut
1. Noun. The cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens. "The appendix is an offshoot of the cecum"
Generic synonyms: Bodily Cavity, Cavity, Cavum
Group relationships: Large Intestine
Terms within: Appendix, Cecal Appendage, Vermiform Appendix, Vermiform Process
Derivative terms: Caecal, Cecal
Definition of Blind gut
1. Noun. (anatomy) The caecum of the intestines. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Blind gut
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Blind Gut
Literary usage of Blind gut
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Novelist's Magazine (1781)
"... you,' quoth my Uncle Toby, ' to tell me which is the blind gut; for, ' old as
I am, ... 1 The blind gut,' ..."
2. The Complete Works: With a Life of the Author Written by Himself by Laurence Sterne, David Herbert (1882)
"... quoth my uncle Toby, to tell me i is the blind gut ; for, old as I am, I vow
not know to this day where it lies. . The blind gut, answered Doctor Slop, ..."
3. The Novelist's Magazine (1781)
"... you,' quoth my Uncle Toby, ' to tell me which is the blind gut; for, ' old as
I am, ... 1 The blind gut,' ..."
4. The Complete Works: With a Life of the Author Written by Himself by Laurence Sterne, David Herbert (1882)
"... quoth my uncle Toby, to tell me i is the blind gut ; for, old as I am, I vow
not know to this day where it lies. . The blind gut, answered Doctor Slop, ..."
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