Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word APPENDICEAL
APPENDICEAL
Definitions of APPENDICEAL
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the appendix.
Number of letters
11
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using APPENDICEAL in a Sentence
- This disease is most commonly caused by an appendiceal primary cancer (cancer of the appendix); mucinous tumors of the ovary have also been implicated, although in most cases ovarian involvement is favored to be a metastasis from an appendiceal or other gastrointestinal source.
- During colonoscopy, the ileocecal valve is used, along with the appendiceal orifice, in the identification of the cecum.
- The appendicular artery, also known as the appendiceal artery, commonly arises from the terminal branch of the ileocolic artery, or less commonly from the posterior cecal artery or an ileal artery.
- The identifiable landmarks in the cecum are the appendiceal orifice—which is a curvilinear indent indicating the location of the appendix from the lumen of the bowel—and the ileocecal valve, which appears as a puckering in the most distal fold of the cecum.
- Mucinous appendiceal carcinoma: A type of cancer that begins in cells that line the appendix and produce mucin (the main component of mucus).
- Firstly, the base is divided between artery forceps then the appendiceal vessels are then ligated, the stump ligated and invaginated, and gentle traction on the caecum will enable the surgeon to deliver the body of the appendix, which is then removed from base to tip.
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