Medical Dictionary

ileocecal valve

noun

Medical Definition of ILEOCECAL VALVE

:  the valve formed by two folds of mucous membrane at the opening of the ileum into the large intestine—called also Bauhin's valve, ileocolic valve, valvula coli

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