Relating to or affecting the cecum or ceca, the small pouches at the start of the large intestine.
From Latin 'caecal-', derived from cecum; the adjective form uses -al meaning 'relating to' (from Latin -alis).
Cecal appendicitis is rare but serious—what many people call appendicitis might actually involve the cecum, and surgeons have to carefully locate the exact problem because the anatomy can vary between people.
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