ileum
ileum
Definition
il·eum (il′ē əm)
noun pl. il′ea-ə
the lowest part of the small intestine, opening into the large intestine
Etymology: ModL < L, flank, groin (var. of ilium, ile): form prob. infl. by ileus (see ileus) < ?
ileum
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- calf: We have just described the discovery of BSE in the distal ileum of calves in mid-1994.
Converse of object
- use: This stoma is made using the ileum and is therefore called an ileostomy.
Preposition: in
- vitro: Figure 3. Lack of effect of morphine on the responses of the longitudinal smooth muscle of a segment of guinea pig ileum in vitro.
Adjective modifier
- distal: The section most commonly affected is the distal ileum.
- terminal: Figure 3 Identification of the terminal ileum The distance can be measured.
- proximal: Laparotomy showed the proximal ileum and distal jejunum had prolapsed through a tear at the rectosigmoid junction.
Noun used with modifier
- guinea: Figure 3. Lack of effect of morphine on the responses of the longitudinal smooth muscle of a segment of guinea pig ileum in vitro.
- terminal: Inflammation of the terminal ileum may also occur however.
- pig: Figure 3. Lack of effect of morphine on the responses of the longitudinal smooth muscle of a segment of guinea pig ileum in vitro.
