ileocaecal

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the connection between the final segment of the small intestine (ileum) and large intestine (colon).

“ileocaecal fold”

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Meanings

adjectiveileocaecal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to the connection between the final segment of the small intestine (ileum) and large intestine (colon).

    ileocaecal fold

    1 more example

    The images of food plopping into the stomach, passing through the pyloric sphincter into the small intestine and then squirting through the ileocaecal valve are eerie and astounding; they may not be for everyone, but if you want reality, it doesn’t get any more real than this.

    2007 September 15, Mike Hale, “A Voyage From Head to Toe (Strong Stomachs Needed)”, in New York Times

Origin

From ileo- + caecal.

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Translations

Finnish ileosekaalinen
  • ileosekaalinenanatomy
Cite this entry
APA

ileocaecal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ileocaecal

MLA

“ileocaecal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ileocaecal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ileocaecal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ileocaecal.

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