Look up: ileo-

1. ileo-
   The ileum; bottom of the small intestine. ... Origin: New L. Ileum, groin ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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2. ileo-
   Type: Term Pronunciation: il′ē-ō Definitions: 1. The ileum.
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3. Ileo-anal pouch
   The `ileal pouch-anal anastomosis` (`IPAA`), also known as an `ileo-anal pouch`, `restorative proctocolectomy`, `ileal-anal pullthrough`, or sometimes referred to as a `j-pouch`, `s-pouch`, `w-pouch` or an `internal pouch`, is an internal reservoir; usually situated where the rectum would normally b...
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4. Ileo-caecal (valve)
   The valve formed by a projection of the mucous membrane at the junction of the ileum (last section of the small intestine) and the caecum (the large blind gut).
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5. ileoanal
   (il″e-o-a´nәl) pertaining to or connecting the ileum and the anus.
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6. ileoanal pouch
   A pouch constructed from the ileum and anastomosed to the proximal anus for restoration of normal continence after proctocolectomy. ... Kock pouch, a continent ileostomy with a reservoir and valved opening fashioned from doubled loops of ileum. ... Synonym: Kock ileostomy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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7. ileoanal pouch
   Type: Term Definitions: 1. a pouch constructed from the ileum and anastomosed to the proximal anus for restoration of continence after proctocolectomy.
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8. ileoanal pull-through anastomosis
   anastomosis of an ileoanal reservoir to the anal canal by means of a short conduit of ileum pulled through the rectal cuff and sutured to the anus; done to allow continent elimination of feces following colectomy in the management of ulcerative colitis. See also Duhamel operation, Soave operation, and Swenson operation.
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9. ileoanal reservoir
   a pouch for the collection of feces, formed by suturing together multiple parts of the ileum and connecting this to the anus by a short conduit of ileum; it is done along with a colectomy and ileoanal anastomosis to provide for continent elimination of feces in a patient with ulcerative colitis.
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10. ileocaecal
    <anatomy> Pertaining to the ileum and caecum. ... See: ileocolic. ... (11 Mar 1998) ...
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11. Ileocaecal
    • (a.) Pertaining to the ileum and caecum.
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12. ileocaecal eminence
    Synonym for ileocaecal valve ... The bilabial prominence of the terminal ileum into the large intestine at the caecocolic junction as seen in cadavers; in the living individual it appears as a truncated cone with a star-shaped orifice. ... Synonym: valva ileocaecalis, Bauhin's valve, ileocaecal emin...
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13. ileocaecal fold
    A fold of peritoneum bounding the ileocaecal or ileoappendicular fossa. ... Synonym: plica ileocaecalis, Treves' fold. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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14. ileocaecal intussusception
    Intussusception in which the lower segment of the ileum passes through the valve of the colon into the caecum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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15. ileocaecal junction
    Point along the course of the gastrointestinal tract where the small intestine (ileum) ends as it opens into the caecal portion of the large intestine; occurs usually within the iliac fossa, demarcated internally as the ileocaecal orifice. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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16. ileocaecal opening
    Synonym for ileocaecal orifice ... The opening of the terminal ileum into the large intestine at the transition between the caecum and the ascending colon. ... Synonym: ostium ileocaecale, ileocaecal opening. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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17. ileocaecal orifice
    The opening of the terminal ileum into the large intestine at the transition between the caecum and the ascending colon. ... Synonym: ostium ileocaecale, ileocaecal opening. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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18. ileocaecal valve
    The bilabial prominence of the terminal ileum into the large intestine at the caecocolic junction as seen in cadavers; in the living individual it appears as a truncated cone with a star-shaped orifice. ... Synonym: valva ileocaecalis, Bauhin's valve, ileocaecal eminence, ileocolic valve, Tulp's val...
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19. ileocaecocolic sphincter
    Synonym for ileal sphincter ... A thickening of circular musculature at the free margin of the ileal papilla. ... Synonym: ileocaecocolic sphincter, marginal sphincter, operculum ilei, Varolius' sphincter. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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20. ileocaecocystoplasty
    Bladder reconstruction and augmentation with a piece of ileocaecum. ... Origin: ileo-+ caeco-+ G. Kystis, bladder, + plastos, formed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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21. ileocaecostomy
    <procedure> Anastomosis of the ileum to the caecum. ... Synonym: caecoileostomy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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22. ileocaecum
    The combined ileum and caecum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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23. Ileocecal
    Pertaining to both the last section of the small intestine (the ileum) and the beginning of the large intestines, the ascending colon or cecum. EXAMPLE: Ileocecal valve
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24. ileocecal
    (il″e-o-se´kәl) pertaining to the ileum and cecum.
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25. ileocecal
    Type: Term Pronunciation: il′ē-ō-sē′kăl Definitions: 1. Relating to both ileum and cecum.
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