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Noun: blind gut  blInd gút
  1. The cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
    "the appendix is an offshoot of the blind gut";
    - cecum [N. Amer], caecum [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: blind guts

Type of: bodily cavity, cavity, cavum

Part of: large intestine

Encyclopedia: Blind gut