“valve of”

The following 5 entries include the term valve of.

valve of Bauhin

: ileocecal valve

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valve of Gerlach

: an inconstant fold of mucous membrane resembling a valve at the cecal end of the vermiform appendix

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valve of Houston

: rectal valve

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valve of Kerckring

: plica circularis

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valve of Vieussens

: the anterior medullary velum

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