Cecum

**Semantic type:** Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

**Definition:** A blind pouch-like commencement of the colon in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen at the end of the small intestine and the start of the large intestine.

**Synonyms:** - CECUM - Cecal - Cecum structure (body structure) - LARGE INTESTINE, CECUM - caecum - cecum - cecum - intestinum crassum caecum