Definitions for ileocecal valve
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Princeton's WordNet
ileocecal valve(noun)
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
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Ileocecal Valve
The valve, at the junction of the CECUM with the COLON, that guards the opening where the ILEUM enters the LARGE INTESTINE.
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