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Cecum  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • Inflammation = CECITIS see TYPHLITIS

Scope note

  • The blind sac or outpouching area of the LARGE INTESTINE that is below the entrance of the SMALL INTESTINE. It has a worm-like extension, the vermiform APPENDIX.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002432

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