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ileocecal valve
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Noun1.ileocecal valve - valve between the ileum of the small intestine and the cecum of the large intestine; prevents material from flowing back from the large to the small intestine
valve - a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it


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I discovered that I had serious pain at my ileocecal valve, which is located between the small and large intestines.
Ileocecal valve and extreme nausea by Rose, Talia / Mothering
Because of unclear and questionable diagnosis, exploratory laparotomy was performed on several patients, invariably showing an abundant yellowish and thick ascitic fluid, soft hypertrophied mesenteric lymph nodes (3 cm-5 cm) mostly in the ileocecal region, and substantial edema involving one segment of small bowel, cecum, or ascending colon.
Endemic gastrointestinal anthrax in 1960s Lebanon: clinical ... by Kanj, Souha S. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The colon is bounded proximally by the ileocecal valve and distally by the anal sphincter.
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