cecal
Of digestive pouch
Cecal means relating to or involving the cecum, the pouch-like beginning of the large intestine where the small intestine connects.
The term appears primarily in medical and anatomical contexts: cecal volvulus, cecal perforation.
In zoology, cecal describes structures related to similar pouches in other animals.
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- colonLarge intestine section
- ileumLast small intestine segment
- vermiformShaped like a worm
- intestinalOf the gut
bowel · gut · lumen · villi · mesentery · peritoneum · viscera · enteric
Microbial sugar conversion
- floraPlants of a region
- microbiomeBody's microbial community
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- digestionBodily food breakdown
absorption · fiber · cellulose · herbivore · hindgut · nutrients · peristalsis · omnivore
Inflamed vestigial gut pouch
- colonoscopyLarge intestine examination
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- perforationHole punched through something
resection · diverticulitis · surgery · laparoscopy · biopsy · polyp · tumor · colitis
appendix
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intestinal · bowel · gut · lumen · villi · mesentery · peritoneum · viscera · enteric · pouch
fermentation
Microbial sugar conversion
- floraPlants of a region
- microbiomeBody's microbial community
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
digestion · absorption · fiber · cellulose · herbivore · hindgut · nutrients · peristalsis · omnivore · rumen
appendicitis
Inflamed vestigial gut pouch
- colonoscopyLarge intestine examination
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
perforation · resection · diverticulitis · surgery · laparoscopy · biopsy · polyp · tumor · colitis · endoscopy
cecalrectal
Of the hindgut's end
esophageal · gastric · oral · sigmoid · pharyngeal