The word cecum (/ ˈsiːkəm /, plural ceca / ˈsiːkə /) stems from the Latin caecus meaning blind. It receives chyme from the ileum, and connects to the ascending colon of the large intestine.

The cavity may be extensively branched into a system of canals. In cnidarians, the gastrovascular system is also known as the coelenteron, and is commonly known as a "blind gut" or "blind sac", since food enters and waste exits through the same orifice.

The meaning of BLIND GUT is a digestive cavity open at only one end; especially : the cecum of the large intestine.

1. The cul-de-sac, about 6 cm in depth, lying below the terminal ileum, forming the first part of the large intestine. Synonym (s): blind gut, intestinum cecum, typhlon

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun blind gut. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

Anatomy The large pouch at the beginning of the large intestine, located in the lower right-hand side of the abdomen. Also called blind gut. 2. A sac or bodily cavity with only one opening. [Middle English, from Latin (intestīnum) caecum, blind (intestine), neuter of caecus, blind.]

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Having no openings for light or passage; as, a blind wall; open only at one end; as, a blind alley; a blind gut. The fine membrane called goldbeater’s skin, used for making up the shoder and …

Jan 2, 2025 · Blind-ending sac of bowel that lies below the ileocecal valve, above which the large intestine continues as the ascending colon. The cecum measures 6 cm in length and can have a maximum diameter of 9 cm before it is considered abnormally enlarged.