cecal

cecal /ce·cal/ (se´k'l)

1. ending in a blind passage.

2. pertaining to the cecum.

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ce·cal (skl)

adj.

Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the cecum.

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cecal

arising from or pertaining to the cecum.

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cecal blackhead

see histomonasmeleagridis.

chicken cecal worms

Heterakis, Subulura spp., Strongyloides avium, Trichostrongylus tenuis, Aulonocephalus lindquisti.

cecal coccidiosis

see coccidiosis.

cecal coliform granuloma

a nodular condition of the intestines, liver and cecum.

cecal dilatation

a disease of cows which occurs soon after calving characterized by moderate abdominal pain, reduction in fecal volume, and a distended viscus in the upper right flank detectable externally or by rectal examination. Called also cecal dilatation and torsion but the circulation of the organ is rarely compromised. In horses it is usually part of tympany of the large intestine. See flatulent colic.

cecal dilatation and torsion

see cecal dilatation (above).

cecal impaction

in the horse can prove to be a serious problem because of the difficulty of moving a large volume of dry ingesta from such a large atonic viscus. The clinical picture is one of continuous low-grade colic with scant feces. A feature of mucoid enteropathy in rabbits.

cecal inflammation

see cecitis.

cecal intussusception

see intestinal obstruction colic, intussusception.

cecal inversion

see cecocolic intussusception.

cecal rupture

is a specific entity in horses because it occurs during the act of foaling. Death occurs very quickly due to toxic shock.

cecal torsion

in cows is part of the syndrome of cecal dilatation. In horses constitutes a very serious threat to life. See also intestinal obstruction colic, red gut syndrome.

cecal tympany

see cecal dilatation (above), flatulent colic. Also occurs as an independent entity in young foals and causes acute colic with abdominal distention. The cause is unknown. It also occurs in newborn foals in conjunction with retained meconium.