ileocecum

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English

Etymology

From ileo- +‎ cecum.

Noun

ileocecum (plural ileoceca)

  1. (anatomy) The ilium and the cecum
    • 2015 July 30, “Outer Membrane Vesicle-Mediated Export of Processed PrtV Protease from Vibrio cholerae”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      We demonstrated that OMV-associated PrtV was biologically active by showing altered morphology and detachment of cells when the human ileocecum carcinoma (HCT8) cells were treated with OMVs from the wild type V.