ileocecum

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^[1], →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.