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rectal valve — n any of three or four crescentic folds projecting into the cavity of the rectum … Medical dictionary
rectal valve — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A circular or lobate fold of the hind intestine separating the distal intestine and rectum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
rectal valve — noun : any of three or four crescentic folds projecting into the cavity of the rectum … Useful english dictionary
valve of houston — ˈ(h)yüstən, ˈhüs , ˈhau̇s Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: after John Houston died 1845 Irish physician : rectal valve … Useful english dictionary
valve — 1. A fold of the lining membrane of a canal or other hollow organ serving to retard or prevent a reflux of fluid. 2. Any formation or reduplication of tissue, or flaplike structure … Medical dictionary
Ileocecal valve — Interior of the cecum and lower end of ascending colon, showing colic valve. ( Colic valve is an older term for the ileocecal valve.) … Wikipedia
Houston valve — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = plicae transversae recti GraySubject = 249 GrayPage = 1183 Caption = Coronal section of rectum and anal canal. Caption2 = Anatomy of the anus and rectum System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = p 24… … Wikipedia
musculus costerum lateralium internis — (NEMATODA: Secernentea) Bursa muscle that arises as paired submedian muscles at the body wall anterior to the intestino rectal valve; each laterally extended branch entering the root of the lateral ray; possibly functioning to bend the bursa… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Mohamed Ghonim — Ghonim, Mohammed A محمد غنيم Born 17th March, 1939 Mansoura, Egypt Nationality Egyptian Fields … Wikipedia
fold — 1. A ridge or margin apparently formed by the doubling back of a lamina. SYN: plica. 2. In the embryo, a transient elevation or reduplication of tissue in the form of a lamina … Medical dictionary
