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ileocecum

ileocecum noun: the ilium and the cecum.

Noun

ileocecum (plural ileoceca)

  1. The ilium and the cecum
    • We demonstrated that OMV-associated PrtV was biologically active by showing altered morphology and detachment of cells when the human ileocecum carcinoma (HCT8) cells were treated with OMVs from the wild type V.2015 July 30, “Outer Membrane Vesicle-Mediated Export of Processed PrtV Protease from Vibrio cholerae”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of ileocecum

pluralileoceca

Origin of ileocecum

From ileo- + cecum.

Questions about ileocecum

What does ileocecum mean?
Ileocecum means the ilium and the cecum.
What part of speech is ileocecum?
Ileocecum is a noun.
What is the plural of ileocecum?
The plural of ileocecum is ileoceca.

Words near ileocecum in the dictionary

  1. ileocecal valves
  2. ileocecectomies
  3. ileocecectomy
  4. ileocecocolic
  5. ileocecocolonic
  6. ileocecum
  7. ileocoecal
  8. ileocoecum
  9. ileocolic
  10. ileocolitis
  11. ileocolon

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