ileocaecalとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

ileocaecal (not comparable)

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

   ileocaecal fold

   • 2007 September 15, Mike Hale, “A Voyage From Head to Toe (Strong Stomachs Needed)”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.