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Term: Caecal

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Relating to or constituting the cecum.

Usage:

• The caecal region of the digestive system is responsible for absorbing fluids and salts.
• Caecal bacteria play a crucial role in fermenting food in some herbivores.

Sample Sentence:

The caecal lining produces mucus to help facilitate the passage of stool.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines in some mammals, including humans.

Sense 2: The blind-end sac at the beginning of the large intestine in birds and reptiles.

Usage:

• The caecal content contains essential nutrients that are reabsorbed in the large intestine.
• The caecal pouch is responsible for the absorption of water in rabbits.
• In birds, the caecal appendix aids in the digestion of plant material.

Sample Sentences:

The surgeon removed the inflamed caecal appendix during the appendectomy.

In reptiles, the caecal pouch is involved in the fermentation of plant matter.

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