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blind gut
blind gutn.1. A digestive cavity having only one opening.2. See cecum.blind gut n (Anatomy) informal another name for the caecum Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  blind gut - the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum"caecum, cecumbodily cavity, cavum, cavity - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the bodylarge intestine - beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as fecescecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, appendix - a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch |
EncyclopediaSeececumblind gut
ce·cum, pl. ce·ca (sē'kŭm, sē'kă), [TA] 1. The cul-de-sac, about 6 cm in depth, lying below the terminal ileum, forming the first part of the large intestine. Synonym(s): blind gut, intestinum cecum, typhlon2. Any similar structure ending in a cul-de-sac. Synonym(s): caecum, intestinal cecum [L. ntr. of caecus, blind] blind gutn.1. A digestive cavity having only one opening.2. See cecum.blind gut
Synonyms for blind gutnoun the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opensSynonymsRelated Words- bodily cavity
- cavum
- cavity
- large intestine
- cecal appendage
- vermiform appendix
- vermiform process
- appendix
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