ileocecal
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of ileocecal
First recorded in 1840–50; ileo- + cecal ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Something called the ileocecal valve, located between the small intensive and large intestine, may be involved, according to Jef L’Ecuyer, a registered dietician.
From Slate • Nov. 5, 2023
The ileum ends and the large intestine begins at the ileocecal valve.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Second, the stomach releases the hormone gastrin, which enhances ileal motility, thus relaxing the ileocecal sphincter.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The ileocecal valve, the anatomical portal between the small intestine and the colon, opens in one direction only.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2013
Alterations.—The chief alteration of influenza occurs in the digestive tract, and consists in hyperemia, infiltration, and swelling of the mucous membrane, and especially of the Peyer's patches near the ileocecal valve.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
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