Ileocecal Valve
"Ileocecal Valve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The valve, at the junction of the CECUM with the COLON, that guards the opening where the ILEUM enters the LARGE INTESTINE.
| Descriptor ID |
D007080
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.124.684.249.400 A03.556.249.124.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Ileocecal Valve- Ileocecal Valve
- Ileocecal Valves
- Valve, Ileocecal
- Valves, Ileocecal
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