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il·eum (il′ē əm)

noun pl. ilea 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) < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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