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ileocaecal

ileocaecal adjective: of or pertaining to the connection between the final segment of the small intestine (ileum) and large intestine (colon).

Adjective

ileocaecal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the connection between the final segment of the small intestine (ileum) and large intestine (colon).
    • ileocaecal fold
    • The images of food plopping into the stomach, passing through the pyloric sphincter into the small intestine and then squirting through the ileocaecal valve are eerie and astounding; they may not be for everyone, but if you want reality, it doesn’t get any more real than this.2007 September 15, Mike Hale, “A Voyage From Head to Toe (Strong Stomachs Needed)”, in New York Times

Origin of ileocaecal

From ileo- + caecal.

Words formed from ileocaecal

Phrases with ileocaecal

Questions about ileocaecal

What does ileocaecal mean?
Ileocaecal means of or pertaining to the connection between the final segment of the small intestine (ileum) and large intestine (colon).
What part of speech is ileocaecal?
Ileocaecal is an adjective.

Words near ileocaecal in the dictionary

  1. ileitis
  2. Ilene
  3. Ilenko
  4. ileo-
  5. ileoanal
  6. ileocaecal
  7. ileocaecal valve
  8. ileocaecal valves
  9. ileocaecum
  10. ileocecal
  11. ileocecal eminence

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