English noun: blind gut | |||
1. | blind gut (body) the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens | ||
Samples | The appendix is an offshoot of the cecum. | ||
Synonyms | caecum, cecum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bodily cavity, cavity, cavum | ||
Part holonym | appendix, cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process | ||
Part meronym | large intestine | ||