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caecum

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caecum /ˈsiːk(ə)m / (US English cecum)
▸ noun
(plural caeca /ˈsiːkə/)
Anatomy a pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines.
– DERIVATIVES
caecal /ˈsiːkəl / (US English cecal) adjective
– ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin (intestinum) caecum ‘blind (gut)’, translation of Greek tuphlon enteron.