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ILEOCECAL VALVE

Dictionary entry overview: What does ileocecal valve mean?

• ILEOCECAL VALVE (noun)
The noun ILEOCECAL VALVE has 1 sense:

1. valve between the ileum of the small intestine and the cecum of the large intestine; prevents material from flowing back from the large to the small intestine

Familiarity information: ILEOCECAL VALVE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ILEOCECAL VALVE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Valve between the ileum of the small intestine and the cecum of the large intestine; prevents material from flowing back from the large to the small intestine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("ileocecal valve" is a kind of...):

valve (a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it)

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