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ileocolic

ileocolic adjective: relating to the ileum and colon.

Adjective

ileocolic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the ileum and colon
    • The ileocolic artery is the lowest branch arising from the concavity of the superior mesenteric artery.

Origin of ileocolic

From ileo- + colic.

Questions about ileocolic

What does ileocolic mean?
Ileocolic means relating to the ileum and colon.
What part of speech is ileocolic?
Ileocolic is an adjective.

Words near ileocolic in the dictionary

  1. ileocecocolic
  2. ileocecocolonic
  3. ileocecum
  4. ileocoecal
  5. ileocoecum
  6. ileocolic
  7. ileocolitis
  8. ileocolon
  9. ileocolonic
  10. ileocolonoscopic
  11. ileocolonoscopies

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