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Categories: Small intestine

ileocecal valve Bauhin's valve Bauhin valve colic valve Colic valves

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 WordNet 3.0

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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The ileocecal valve is a sphincter muscle valve that separates the small intestine and the large intestine. Wikipedia

A sphincter muscle valve that separates the small intestine and the large intestine. Its critical function is to limit the reflux of colonic contents into the ileum. Wiktionary

Sphincter muscle valve that separates the small intestine and the large intestine. Wiktionary (translation)

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valve

ARTERIAL SUPPLY

ileocolic artery

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

VENOUS DRAINAGE

ileocolic vein

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

ileocecal valve

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