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Definition of Ileocolic vein

1. Noun. A vein that drains the end of the ileum and the appendix and the cecum and the lower part of the ascending colon.

Medical Definition of Ileocolic vein

1. A large tributary of the superior mesenteric vein that runs parallel to the ileocolic artery and drains the terminal ileum, appendix, caecum, and the lower part of the ascending colon. Synonym: vena ileocolica. (05 Mar 2000)

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