- cecally
- adverb see cecum
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cecally
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cecally — See cecal. * * * … Universalium
cecally — ce·cal·ly … English syllables
cecally — adverb see cecal … Useful english dictionary
cecum — also caecum noun (plural ceca) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin intestinum caecum, literally, blind intestine Date: circa 1721 a cavity open at one end (as the blind end of a duct); especially the blind pouch at the beginning of the large… … New Collegiate Dictionary
cecum — cecal, adj. cecally, adv. /see keuhm/, n., pl. ceca / keuh/. Anat., Zool. a cul de sac, esp. that in which the large intestine begins. Also, caecum. [1715 25; short for L intestinum caecum blind gut] * * * ▪ … Universalium
Caduceus — A rod with two snakes entwined about it topped by a pair of wings. The caduceus served as the symbol of Hermes and Mercury, the Greek and Roman messenger gods. The caduceus was the sign of a herald and hence a logical symbol for the messenger.… … Medical dictionary
