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caecum

caecum

The blind-ended pouch at the start of the large intestine receives the terminal ileum; it is distinct from the slender appendix attached below.

All languages

English
caecum
Norwegian
blindtarm
Japanese
盲腸 — もうちょう — mōchō
Korean
맹장 — maengjang
Spanish
ciego
French
cæcum
German
Blinddarm

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