See Also: ileocaecal valve(medicine)
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ileocaecal opening(medicine)
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ileocaecal eminence(medicine)

ileocaecal valve (medicine)


ileocaecal valve


The bilabial prominence of the terminal ileum into the large intestine at the caecocolic junction as seen in cadavers; in the living individual it appears as a truncated cone with a star-shaped orifice.

Synonym: valva ileocaecalis, Bauhin's valve, ileocaecal eminence, ileocolic valve, Tulp's valve, Tulpius' valve, valve of Varolius.