What does "ileocaecal" mean?

Of or pertaining to the connection between the final segment of the small intestine (ileum) and large intestine (colon).

Ileocaecal

adj

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Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to the connection between the final segment of the small intestine (ileum) and large intestine (colon). not-comparable
"ileocaecal fold"

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"The images of food plopping into the stomach, passing through the pyloric sphincter into the small intestine and then squirting through the ileocaecal valve are eerie and astounding; they may not be for everyone, but if you want reality, it doesn’t get any more real than this."

Etymology

From ileo- + caecal.

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