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(Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum and colon; as, the ileocolic, or ileocæcal, valve, a valve where the ileum opens into the large intestine.
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Pertaining to the ileum and colon.
- i. intussusception — intussusception of the ileum through the ileocecal valve into the colon. May extend through the rectum, appearing as a rectal prolapse.
- i. valve — ileocecal valve.
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