CAECAL
\kˈiːkə͡l], \kˈiːkəl], \k_ˈiː_k_əl]\
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Belonging to the Caecum, from coecus, 'blind, hidden.' The Coecal arteries and veins are the branches of the Arteries et venoe colicoe dextroe inferiores, distributed to the caecum. The Coecal or blind extremity of a duct is its closed termination. See Caecus.
By Robley Dunglison
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basidiomycota
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