See Also: ileorrhaphy(medicine)
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ileal sphincter (medicine) and ileorrhaphy (medicine)


ileal sphincter (medicine)


ileal sphincter


A thickening of circular musculature at the free margin of the ileal papilla.

Synonym: ileocaecocolic sphincter, marginal sphincter, operculum ilei, Varolius' sphincter.


ileorrhaphy (medicine)


ileorrhaphy


Suturing the ileum.

Origin: ileo-+ G. Rhaphe, suture