Preferred Name | caecum | |
Synonyms |
caeca ceca blind intestine intestinum caecum intestinum crassum cecum blindgut intestinum crassum caecum caecum cecum |
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Definitions |
A pouch in the digestive tract that connects the ileum with the ascending colon of the large intestine. It is separated from the ileum by the ileocecal valve, and is the beginning of the large intestine. It is also separated from the colon by the cecocolic junction. Taxon notes: in some herbivorous lizards, a cecum is present between small and large intestines[Kardong] |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001153 |
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comment |
Taxon notes: in some herbivorous lizards, a cecum is present between small and large intestines[Kardong] |
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database_cross_reference |
EMAPA:35197 MIAA:0000288 EHDAA2:0000206 VHOG:0001559 CALOHA:TS-0122 Wikipedia:Cecum galen:Cecum NCIT:C12381 SCTID:181256004 MESH:D002432 EFO:0000850 BTO:0000166 EHDAA:3913 EV:0100397 FMA:14541 GAID:307 MA:0000334 |
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definition |
A pouch in the digestive tract that connects the ileum with the ascending colon of the large intestine. It is separated from the ileum by the ileocecal valve, and is the beginning of the large intestine. It is also separated from the colon by the cecocolic junction. |
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has_exact_synonym |
intestinum crassum caecum caecum cecum |
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has_narrow_synonym |
caeca ceca |
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has_related_synonym |
blind intestine intestinum caecum intestinum crassum cecum blindgut |
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label |
caecum |
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prefixIRI |
UBERON:0001153 |
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prefLabel |
caecum |
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