VENA ILEOCOLICA

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 I. (noun) 

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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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("vena ileocolica" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

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