English > cecal appendage: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | A vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch. |
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| Synonyms | appendix, vermiform appendix, vermiform process |
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| Part of | cecum, caecum, blind gut | The cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens |
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| Broader | process, outgrowth, appendage | A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
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| Spanish | apéndice cecal, apéndice, apéndice vermiforme |
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| Catalan | apèndix, apèndix vermiforme |
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