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ILEOCECAL VALVE, ILEOCOLIC VALVE

\ˈɪlɪˌə͡ʊskə͡l vˈalv], \ˈɪlɪˌə‍ʊskə‍l vˈalv], \ˈɪ_l_ɪ__ˌəʊ_s_k_əl v_ˈa_l_v]\

Definitions of ILEOCECAL VALVE, ILEOCOLIC VALVE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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An incomplete partition divided by a narrow slitlike opening, through which the cavities of the ileum and colon communicate. It is made up of the mucous membrane, its submucosa, and a few muscular fibers.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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