Definitions for ileumˈɪl i əm; ˈɪl i ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
il•e•umˈɪl i əm; ˈɪl i ə(n.)(pl.)il•e•a
the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the large intestine.
Category: Anatomy
the anterior portion of the arthropod hindgut.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of ileum:
1675–85; < NL, ML īleum, var. of L īlia
il′e•al(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
ileum(noun)
the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum
Wiktionary
ileum(Noun)
The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
Webster Dictionary
Ileum(noun)
the last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine
Ileum(noun)
see Ilium
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Ileum
The distal and narrowest portion of the SMALL INTESTINE, between the JEJUNUM and the ILEOCECAL VALVE of the LARGE INTESTINE.
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