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The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
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Ileum — Il e*um, n. [L. ile, ileum, ilium, pl. ilia, groin, flank.] 1. (Anat.) The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine. [Written also {ileon}, and {ilium}.] [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ileum — (n.) lowest part of the small intestine, 1680s, medical Latin, from ileum, singular created from classical Latin plural ilia groin, flank, in classical Latin, belly, the abdomen below the ribs, poetically, entrails, guts. Sense restriction and… … Etymology dictionary
ileum — ilèum (ȉleum) m DEFINICIJA anat. zadnji dio tankog crijeva, »vito crijevo« ETIMOLOGIJA srlat. ← grč. eílein: savijati … Hrvatski jezični portal
Ilĕum — Ilĕum, gewundener Darm, s. Darmkanal. I. os (Ilei os), Darmbein, s.u. Beckenknochen. Ileus, Darmgicht … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Ilĕum — (lat.), der Krummdarm, s. Darm, S. 520 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Ileum — Ilĕum (grch.), die untere Hälfte des Dünndarms … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Ileum — Ileum, lat., die 2. Hälfte der dünnen Gedärme; s. Darm; Ileitis, Entzündung des I.; Ileus, Schnürung des I., Krankheit (Volvulus, Miserere, Kothbrechen); Iliacum, was zum I. gehört; os iliacum Hüftbein; ilio costalis, Muskel vom Hüftbein zu den… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
ileum — ILÉUM s.n. v. ileon. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN … Dicționar Român
ileum — ► NOUN (pl. ilea) Anatomy ▪ the third portion of the small intestine, between the jejunum and the caecum. ORIGIN Latin, variant of ILIUM(Cf. ↑ilium) … English terms dictionary
ileum — [il′ē əm] n. pl. ilea [il′ēə] [ModL < L, flank, groin (var. of ilium, ile): form prob. infl. by ileus (see ILEUS) < ?] the lowest part of the small intestine, opening into the large intestine: see INTESTINE … English World dictionary
Ileum — Infobox Anatomy Name = Ileum Latin = Orckecme GraySubject = 248 GrayPage = 1171 Caption = Small intestine Caption2 = The cecal fossa. The ileum and cecum are drawn backward and upward. Precursor = midgut System = Artery = ileal arteries Vein =… … Wikipedia
