Anatomy
ileocecal valve
Subclass of:
ileum
Definitions related to ileocecal valve:
  • The valve between the ileum of the small intestine and the cecum of the large intestine.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The valve, at the junction of the CECUM with the COLON, that guards the opening where the ILEUM enters the LARGE INTESTINE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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