Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ileocecum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ileo-ce-cum
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ilium and the cecum

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From ileo- + cecum.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ileo

Inflected Forms

ileoceca (plural)

Questions

What does ileocecum mean?: The ilium and the cecum
Where does ileocecum come from?: From ileo- + cecum.

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