plica caecalis vascularis –>
vascular fold of the caecum
(Science: anatomy) A peritoneal fold that arches over a branch of the ileocolic artery and bounds in front a narrow recess, the superior ileocaecal (or ileocolic) recess.
Synonym: plica caecalis vascularis.
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