ileocecal junction
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Introduction
Point along the course of the gastrointestinal tract where the small intestine (ileum) ends as it opens into the cecal portion of the large intestine.
- occurs usually within the iliac fossa, demarcated internally as the ileocecal orifice.
More general terms
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References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.