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ileocecal valves

ileocecal valves is the plural of ileocecal valve.

Meaning of ileocecal valve

Noun

ileocecal valve (plural ileocecal valves)

  1. A sphincter muscle valve that separates the small intestine and the large intestine. Its critical function is to limit the reflux of colonic contents into the ileum.

Questions about ileocecal valves

What is ileocecal valves the plural of?
Ileocecal valves is the plural of ileocecal valve.

Words near ileocecal valves in the dictionary

  1. ileocaecum
  2. ileocecal
  3. ileocecal eminence
  4. ileocecal eminences
  5. ileocecal valve
  6. ileocecal valves
  7. ileocecectomies
  8. ileocecectomy
  9. ileocecocolic
  10. ileocecocolonic
  11. ileocecum

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