| ileoanal pouch | A pouch constructed from the ileum and anastomosed to the proximal anus for restoration of normal continence after proctocolectomy. Kock pouch, a continent ileostomy with a reservoir and valved opening fashioned from doubled loops of ileum. Synonym: Kock ileostomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ileocaecal | <anatomy> Pertaining to the ileum and caecum. See: ileocolic. (11 Mar 1998) |
| ileocaecal eminence | 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. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileocaecal fold | A fold of peritoneum bounding the ileocaecal or ileoappendicular fossa. Synonym: plica ileocaecalis, Treves' fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileocaecal intussusception | Intussusception in which the lower segment of the ileum passes through the valve of the colon into the caecum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileocaecal junction | Point along the course of the gastrointestinal tract where the small intestine (ileum) ends as it opens into the caecal portion of the large intestine; occurs usually within the iliac fossa, demarcated internally as the ileocaecal orifice. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileocaecal opening | The opening of the terminal ileum into the large intestine at the transition between the caecum and the ascending colon. Synonym: ostium ileocaecale, ileocaecal opening. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileocaecal orifice | The opening of the terminal ileum into the large intestine at the transition between the caecum and the ascending colon. Synonym: ostium ileocaecale, ileocaecal opening. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileocaecocolic sphincter | A thickening of circular musculature at the free margin of the ileal papilla. Synonym: ileocaecocolic sphincter, marginal sphincter, operculum ilei, Varolius' sphincter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileocaecocystoplasty | Bladder reconstruction and augmentation with a piece of ileocaecum. Origin: ileo-+ caeco-+ G. Kystis, bladder, + plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileocaecostomy | Anastomosis of the ileum to the caecum. Synonym: caecoileostomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileocaecum | The combined ileum and caecum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileocolic | <anatomy> Pertaining to the ileum and colon; as, the ileocolic, or ileocaecal, valve, a valve where the ileum opens into the large intestine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ileocolic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, superior mesenteric, often by a common trunk with the right colic; distribution, terminal part of ileum, caecum, vermiform appendix, and ascending colon; anastomoses, right colic and ileal. Synonym: arteria ileocolica. (05 Mar 2000) |