or chiefly Brit  cae*cum  n, pl  ce*ca  or chiefly Brit  cae*ca   :  a cavity open at one end (as the blind end of a duct) : esp  :  the blind pouch at the beginning of the large intestine into which the ileum opens from one side and which is continuous with the colon .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  ScM or SCM  squa·ma  squame  zy·go·ma 
 
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