The ileocecal valve is distinctive because it is the only site in the gastrointestinal tract that is used for Vitamin B12 and bile acid absorption.
What does the french word canard mean in English? 'Duck' is an English equivalent of 'canard' [ Anatidae family]. The French word is a masculine noun in its singular form.
a lively high kicking dance that came into vogue about 1830 in Paris and after 1844 was used as an exhibition dance. Origin of cancan. 1840-1850. 1840-50; < French, repetitive compound (based on can) said to be nursery variant of canard duck; see canard.