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  • adjective Alternative form of ileocaecal.

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Examples

  • The large intestine, about 4.9 ft long, is connected to the small intestine by a sphincter muscle, called the ileocecal valve.

    BellaOnline - The Voice of Women 2008

  • Technically, it works by slowing the transit of food across the ileocecal valve, keeping your stomach fuller for longer.

    You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009

  • Technically, it works by slowing the transit of food across the ileocecal valve, keeping your stomach fuller for longer.

    You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009

  • Technically, it works by slowing the transit of food across the ileocecal valve, keeping your stomach fuller for longer.

    You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009

  • See my to be posted article (s) on the ileocecal valve.

    Health Problems and the Lower Back. 2007

  • Many problems diagnosed as other internal organ dysfunction can often be caused by the ileocecal valve.

    Health Problems and the Lower Back. 2007

  • Related problems can be cramps, acidosis, difficulty breathing, varicose veins, sciatica and ileocecal valve dysfunction.

    Health Problems and the Lower Back. 2007

  • It is formed by the ileocecal fold of peritoneum (bloodless fold of Treves), the upper border of which is fixed to the ileum, opposite its mesenteric attachment, while the lower border, passing over the ileocecal junction, joins the mesenteriole of the vermiform process, and sometimes the process itself.

    XI. Splanchnology. 2e. The Abdomen 1918

  • The fossa is a narrow chink situated between the mesentery of the small intestine, the ileum, and the small portion of the cecum behind. (b) The inferior ileocecal fossa is situated behind the angle of junction of the ileum and cecum.

    XI. Splanchnology. 2e. The Abdomen 1918

  • Between this fold and the mesenteriole of the vermiform process is the inferior ileocecal fossa.

    XI. Splanchnology. 2e. The Abdomen 1918

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