Ileum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The terminal portion of the small intestine extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
  • n. See Ilium.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In anatomy, the lower one of three parts into which the small intestine is divisible, continuous with the jejunum and ending in the large intestine: more fully called intestinum ileum, from its many coils or convolutions.
  • n. Hence, in general, the lower part, of indeterminate extent, of the small intestine; or, when there is no distinction between large and small intestine, a part of the intestine preceding the cæcum or the cæca.
  • n. In entomology, a narrow part of the intestine of an insect, generally adjoining the ventriculus or stomach, and divided from the broader colon or second intestine by a constriction or valve.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Variant
    ileon    Ilium   
    Form
    ileotomy    ileal    ileostomy    ileitis    ileus   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cecum    duodenum    jejunum    nephron    gall-bladder    pancreas    paresthesia    endometrium    colon    semicolon