Noun: ileocecal valve
- Valve between the ileum of the small intestine and the caecum of the large intestine; prevents material from flowing back from the large to the small intestine
"The ileocecal valve regulates the passage of digested material from the small to the large intestine"
Derived forms: ileocecal valves
Type of: valve
Encyclopedia: Ileocecal valve