opening of ileocecal valve
- opening of ileocecal valve
- the slitlike or oval orifice in the ileocecal valve, seen in the cadaver. It has two flaps or lips, one above and one below, that form the valve and project at thickened folds into the lumen of the large intestine. In the living individual this structure is the ostium ileale.
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ileocecal valve — n the valve formed by two folds of mucous membrane at the opening of the ileum into the large intestine called also Bauhin s valve, ileocolic valve, valvula coli * * * ileocolic valve a valvelike structure formed by the flaps or lips, one above… … Medical dictionary
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 • Hypernyms: ↑valve * * * noun : the valve formed by two folds of mucous membrane… … Useful english dictionary
orifice of ileocecal valve — see under opening … Medical dictionary
ileocecal orifice — 1. ostium ileale. 2. opening of ileocecal valve … Medical dictionary
valve — valveless, adj. valvelike, adj. /valv/, n., v., valved, valving. n. 1. any device for halting or controlling the flow of a liquid, gas, or other material through a passage, pipe, inlet, outlet, etc. 2. a hinged lid or other movable part that… … Universalium
ileal opening — ileocecal opening 1. ostium ileale. 2. opening of ileocecal valve … Medical dictionary
valve — 1. A fold of the lining membrane of a canal or other hollow organ serving to retard or prevent a reflux of fluid. 2. Any formation or reduplication of tissue, or flaplike structure … Medical dictionary
opening — A gap in or entrance to an organ, tube, or cavity. SEE ALSO: aperture, fossa, ostium, orifice, pore. access o. SYN: access. aortic o. SYN: aortic hiatus … Medical dictionary
ileal orifice — 1. ostium ileale. 2. opening of ileocecal valve … Medical dictionary
ostium ileocaecale — ostium ileocecale 1. o. ileale. 2. term formerly used as a synonym for opening of ileocecal valve … Medical dictionary