cæcal, a. Phys.
(ˈsiːkəl)
[f. cæc-um + -al1.]
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, the cæcum; having a blind end.
| 1826 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. xl. 121 Their cæcal appendages are numerous. 1858 Lewes Sea-side Studies Index, Cæcal prolongations of the intestines are..ramifications without openings at the farther ends. 1881 Jrnl. Microsc. Sc. Jan. 99 It terminates behind in a cæcal extremity. |