CAECUM Cæ"cum, n.; pl. Cæcums, L. Cæca. Etym: [L. caecus blind, invisible, concealed.] (Anat.) (a) A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct. (b) The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; — called also the blind gut.
Note: The cæcum is comparatively small in man, and ends in a slender portion, the vermiform appendix; but in herbivorous mammals it is often as large as the rest of the large intestine. In fishes there are often numerous intestinal cæca.
CAELATURA
Cæ`la*tu"ra, n. [L., fr. caelare to engrave in relief.]
Defn: Art of producing metal decorative work other than statuary, as reliefs, intaglios, engraving, chasing, etc.
CAENOZOIC
Cæ`no*zo"ic, a. (Geol.)
Defn: See Cenozoic.
CAEN STONE
Ca"en stone",
Defn: A cream-colored limestone for building, found near Caen,
France.
CAESAR
Cæ"sar, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: A Roman emperor, as being the successor of Augustus Cæsar.
Hence, a kaiser, or emperor of Germany, or any emperor or powerful
ruler. See Kaiser, Kesar.
Malborough anticipated the day when he would be servilely flattered
and courted by Cæsar on one side and by Louis the Great on the other.
Macaulay.