Ileocecum
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The ilium and the cecum
"We demonstrated that OMV-associated PrtV was biologically active by showing altered morphology and detachment of cells when the human ileocecum carcinoma (HCT8) cells were treated with OMVs from the wild type V."
Example
More examples"We demonstrated that OMV-associated PrtV was biologically active by showing altered morphology and detachment of cells when the human ileocecum carcinoma (HCT8) cells were treated with OMVs from the wild type V."
Etymology
From ileo- + cecum.
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