a. Phys. [f. CÆC-UM + -AL.] Pertaining to, or of the nature of, the cæcum; having a blind end.

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1826.  Kirby & Sp., Entomol., IV. xl. 121. Their cœcal appendages are numerous and singular.

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1858.  Lewes, Sea-side Studies, Index, Cæcal prolongations of the intestines are … ramifications without openings at the farther ends.

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1881.  Jrnl. Microsc. Sc., Jan., 99. It terminates behind in a cæcal extremity.

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