Medical Definition of Ileocaecal valve

1. The bilabial prominence of the terminal ileum into the large intestine at the caecocolic junction as seen in cadavers; in the living individual it appears as a truncated cone with a star-shaped orifice. Synonym: valva ileocaecalis, Bauhin's valve, ileocaecal eminence, ileocolic valve, Tulp's valve, Tulpius' valve, valve of Varolius. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ileocaecal Valve

ileal veins
ileally
ileectomy
ileitides
ileitis
ileitises
ileo-
ileoanal pouch
ileocaecal
ileocaecal fold
ileocaecal intussusception
ileocaecal junction
ileocaecal opening
ileocaecal orifice
ileocaecocolic sphincter
ileocaecocystoplasty
ileocaecostomy
ileocaecum
ileocecal valve
ileocolic
ileocolic artery
ileocolic intussusception
ileocolic lymph nodes
ileocolic vein
ileocolitis
ileocolonic
ileocolostomy

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