loading...| Preferred Name |
ileocecal valve |
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| Synonyms |
valva ileocaecalis (valva ilealis) |
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| Definitions |
The ileocecal valve is a sphincter muscle situated at the junction of the small intestine (ileum) and the large intestine. Its critical function is to limit the reflux of colonic contents into the ileum. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000569 |
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| has exact synonym |
valva ileocaecalis (valva ilealis) |
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| hasDbXref |
http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362153007 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0020880 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileocecal_valve NCIT:C13066 galen:IleocecalValve MESH:D007080 UMLS:C0020880 FMA:15973 |
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http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
ileocecal valve |
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| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0000569 |
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| prefLabel |
ileocecal valve |
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| textual definition |
The ileocecal valve is a sphincter muscle situated at the junction of the small intestine (ileum) and the large intestine. Its critical function is to limit the reflux of colonic contents into the ileum. |
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