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ILEOCOLIC VEIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vein that drains the end of the ileum and the appendix and the cecum and the lower part of the ascending colon
Synonyms:
ileocolic vein; vena ileocolica
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Hypernyms ("ileocolic vein" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)