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ileocolonic

ileocolonic adjective: relating to the ileum and the colon or to the ileocolon.

Adjective

ileocolonic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the ileum and the colon or to the ileocolon
    • In summary, the studies reported here provide evidence of decreased LDL cholesterol and increased GLP-1 levels when using elobixibat in patients with dyslipidemia and with CC respectively; these effects are consistent with metabolic effects of BAs in the ileocolonic region in humans.2015 July 22, Mats Rudling et al., “Specific inhibition of bile acid transport alters plasma lipids and GLP-1”, in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, volume 15, →DOI

Origin of ileocolonic

From ileo- + colonic.

Questions about ileocolonic

What does ileocolonic mean?
Ileocolonic means relating to the ileum and the colon or to the ileocolon.
What part of speech is ileocolonic?
Ileocolonic is an adjective.

Words near ileocolonic in the dictionary

  1. ileocoecal
  2. ileocoecum
  3. ileocolic
  4. ileocolitis
  5. ileocolon
  6. ileocolonic
  7. ileocolonoscopic
  8. ileocolonoscopies
  9. ileocolonoscopy
  10. ileocolons
  11. ileocutaneous

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