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{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "blind pouch connected to the large intestine",
"word": "ruột tịt"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "blind pouch connected to the large intestine",
"word": "manh tràng"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "blind pouch connected to the large intestine",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "coluddyn dall"
}
],
"word": "caecum"
}
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