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ileum

Noun

il=e=um

WORDNET DICTIONARY

ileum(n = noun.body) - the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum;

ileum, n. [L. ile, ileum, ilium, pl. ilia, groin, flank.].

The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine. [1913 Webster]
See Ilium. [1913 Webster]
" Most modern writers restrict ileum to the division of the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone." [1913 Webster]

ileum, n. (pl. ilea) Anat. the third and last portion of the small intestine.

Derivative

ileac adj.

Etymology

var. of ILIUM