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Rumen vs Caecum - What's the difference?

rumen | caecum |

As a noun caecum is

(anatomy) a blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon.

rumen

English

(wikipedia rumen)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The first compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminants.

    • Synonyms

    * paunch * fack * fardingbag

    Related terms

    * ruminal * ruminant * ruminate

    caecum

    English

    (wikipedia caecum)

    Alternative forms

    * * cecum

    Noun

    (caeca)
  • (anatomy) A blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon.
  • :* 1970': After a preliminary course in anatomy it was found that '''caecum and transverse colon also provided excellent sites for excitation. — JG Ballard, ''The Atrocity Exhibition

    • Synonyms

    * blind gut

    Derived terms

    * caecal * caecally