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Definition of Caecum
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 Caecum
1. Noun. (anatomy) A blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Caecum
1. cecum [n -CA] : CAECAL [adj], CAECALLY [adv] - See also: cecum
Medical Definition of Caecum
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Caecum
Literary usage of Caecum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1915)
"The caecum, ascending and transverse colon are filled with the barium, ...
Pressure on the caecum failed to distend the lumen of the appendix, ..."
2. Medical Diagnosis: With Special Reference to Practical Medicine : a Guide to by Jacob Mendes Da Costa (1890)
"This inflammation inay-<l_ .v '*' limited to the caecum ; it may have its seat
... It may originate in the loose are-—-^olar tissue around the caecum; ..."
3. Diseases of the intestines and peritoneum by John Syer Bristowe, W. H. Ransom (1879)
"Inflammation in its simpler forms affects the caecum at least as frequently as
it affects any other part of the gastro-intestinal mucous membrane. ..."
4. A Text-book of Medicine for Students and Practitioners by Adolf von Strümpell, Herman Frank Vickery, Philip Coombs Knapp, Frederick C. Shattuck (1886)
"Inflammation of the caecum is due, in most cases, to an accumulation of faeces
in it, and hence it is usually termed typhlitis ..."
5. Appendicitis, and Other Diseases of the Vermiform Appendix by Howard Atwood Kelly (1909)
"If not retarded by adhesions, the caecum may arrive in the iliac fossa as ...
The position and form of the adult caecum and appendix depend largely upon the ..."
6. Surgical anatomy and operative surgery: For Students and Practitioners by John Joseph McGrath (1902)
"If the longitudinal bands upon the caecum are traced downward, they will be found
to lead directly to the point where the appendix is given off, ..."
7. The Clinical Journal (1903)
"A dermoid occupies the angle between ileum and caecum. ... I punctured the caecum
with a needle and allowed the gas to escape, and as the bowel collapsed we ..."
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