( BrE ) ( NAmE cecum ) / ˈsiːkəm; NAmE / noun
( pl. cae·ca , ceca / ˈsiːkə; NAmE /) a small bag which is part of the intestine , between the small and the large intestine
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin (intestinum) caecum blind (gut), translation of Greek tuphlon enteron .