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ileum Definition

il·eum (ilē əm)

noun pl. ilea

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.

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