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cecum

ce.cum \'se--k*m\ \-k*\ n or ce.ca [NL, fr. L intestinum caecum, lit., 
   blind intestine] pl  : a cavity open at one end (as the blind end of a 
   duct); esp : the  blind pouch in which the large intestine begins and into 
   which the ileum opens from one side