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Meaning of "ileum" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ILEUM

New Latin, from Latin īlium, īleum flank, groin, of obscure origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ILEUM

ˈɪlɪəm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ILEUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ileum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ILEUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ileum

The ileum /ˈɪliəm/ is the final section of the small intestine in most higher vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds. In fish, the divisions of the small intestine are not as clear and the terms posterior intestine or distal intestine may be used instead of ileum. The ileum follows the duodenum and jejunum and is separated from the cecum by the ileocecal valve. In humans, the ileum is about 2–4 m long, and the pH is usually between 7 and 8. Ileum is derived from the Greek word eilein, meaning "to twist up tightly."...

Definition of ileum in the English dictionary

The definition of ileum in the dictionary is the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the caecum. Other definition of ileum is the corresponding part in insects.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ILEUM

allium · beryllium · cilium · dentalium · epithelium · gnaphalium · helium · ilium · linoleum · magnalium · mausoleum · milium · penicillium · petroleum · pileum · psyllium · reptilium · sedilium · Valium · verticillium

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ILEUM

il · Il Duce · ILA · ilang-ilang · ILEA · ileac · ileal · ileitis · ileostomies · ileostomy · Ilesha · ileus · ilex · ILGWU · ilia · iliac

WORDS THAT END LIKE ILEUM

Ashmolean Museum · athenaeum · British Museum · coliseum · colosseum · corpus luteum · geum · Guggenheim Museum · lyceum · museum · nonpetroleum · oleum · periosteum · rheum · Rijksmuseum · Science Museum · Te Deum · Victoria and Albert Museum · vitreum · wax museum

Synonyms and antonyms of ileum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ileum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ILEUM

Find out the translation of ileum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of ileum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ileum» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

回肠
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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íleon
570 millions of speakers
en

English

ileum
510 millions of speakers
hi

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लघ्वान्त्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

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الدقاق
280 millions of speakers
ru

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подвздошной кишки
278 millions of speakers
pt

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íleo
270 millions of speakers
bn

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ileum
260 millions of speakers
fr

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iléon
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Ileum
190 millions of speakers
de

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Ileum
180 millions of speakers
ja

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回腸
130 millions of speakers
ko

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회장
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Ileum
85 millions of speakers
vi

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hồi tràng
80 millions of speakers
ta

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சிறுகுடல்
75 millions of speakers
mr

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इलियम
75 millions of speakers
tr

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kıvrımbağırsak
70 millions of speakers
it

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ileo
65 millions of speakers
pl

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jelito kręte
50 millions of speakers
uk

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клубової кишки
40 millions of speakers
ro

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ileon
30 millions of speakers
el

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ειλεό
15 millions of speakers
af

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ileum
14 millions of speakers
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ileum
10 millions of speakers
no

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ileum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ileum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ILEUM»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ileum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILEUM»

Discover the use of ileum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ileum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Human Microscopic Anatomy: An Atlas for Students of Medicine ...
The ileum is a segment of the small intestine between the jejunum and the ileocecal valve. Fig. 1. A short portion of the ileum (Il) has been opened and is shown in a slightly exaggerated perspective. Like other segments of the small intestine, ...
Radivoj V. Krstic, 1991
2
Color Atlas and Textbook of Human Anatomy: Internal organs
The distal part of the ileum AB2 protrudes as a round or oval papilliform projection (the colic or ileocccal valve) into the cecum. It pushes aside and forces apart the circular muscle layer of the cecum which, in turn, surrounds the lower end of ...
Werner Kahle, Helmut Leonhardt, 1993
3
Atlas of Colonoscopy: Examination Techniques and Diagnosis
It is, however, extremely helpful for intubation of the terminal ileum to know beforehand where the valve orifice is located in relation to the valve. In addition, repeated attempts at intubation usually cause surface lesions and these can ...
H. Messmann, 2011
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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary
F.ms !l*o-ce-cal Vii-le-6-'se-k3l\ adj : of. relating to, or connecting the ileum and cecum ileocecal valve n : the valve formed by two folds of mucous membrane at the opening of the ileum into the large intestine — called also Bauhin 's valve ...
‎1995
5
Clemente's Anatomy Dissector: Guides to Individual ...
ileum, especially in its most distal part. The inner surface of the jejunum is marked by many circular folds, called plicae circulares. These diminish in number in the upper ileum and are virtually absent in the lower ileum. Roll a coil of upper  ...
Carmine D. Clemente, 2010
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Fecal & Urinary Diversions: Management Principles
Plicae circulares are absent in the terminal ileum. lleum The third segment of the small intestine, the distal 60 cm of its length, is the ileum, which is about 2.5 cm wide. Although no clear demarcation exists between the jejunum and the ileum, ...
Janice C. Colwell, Margaret T. Goldberg, Jane E. Carmel, 2012
7
Clinical Imaging of the Small Intestine
One or two distal jejunal loops cross the spine to the right side and continue there as the ileum. Most of the ileum occupies the area above the pelvic inlet. The terminal ileum is usually directed cephalad and to the right. Jejunal loops are ...
Hans Herlinger, Dean Maglinte, Bernard A. Birnbaum, 2001
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OPCS Classifications of Interventions and Procedures
G76 Intra-abdominal manipulation of ileum Includes: Small intestine NEC G76.1 Open reduction of intussusception of ileum G76.2 Open relief of strangulation of ileum G76.3 Open relief of obstruction of ileum NEC G76.4 Plication of ileum ...
Health and Social Care Information Centre, 2006
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Gastrointestinal Tract Sonography in Fetuses and Children
At the base, the center formed by the ileum is eccentrically surrounded by a thin hy- perechoic crescent of mesentery (Fig. 8.5d) that may contain only few lymph nodes. As in the ileocecocolic form, US shows a target appearance at the apex ...
C. Baud, Alain Couture, A.L. Baert, 2008
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Drug Discovery and Evaluation: Safety and Pharmacokinetic ...
(1999) studied the effects of GABA receptor agonists on the spontaneous activity of the circular layer in the terminal ileum of cats. Segments of the terminal ileum approximately 0.5 cm long were mounted in an organ bath along the axis of the ...
H. Gerhard Vogel, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ILEUM»

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1
AZ completes agreement with Tillotts for Entocort - News Press …
... induction and maintenance of clinical remission of mild to moderate active Crohn's disease involving the ileum and/or the ascending colon. «PharmiWeb.com, Jul 15»
2
Transforming berberine into its intestine-absorbable form by the gut …
Therefore, we incubated dhBBR with homogenates of the small intestine of rats, including homogenates of the duodenum, jejunum or ileum. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
3
Nurses safely perform screening colonoscopy, require longer …
Cecal intubation rate was 97.3% for nurses compared with 100% for medical endoscopists (P = .001) and terminal ileum intubation rate was ... «Healio, Jul 15»
4
Heterogeneity of subordination of the IL-18/IFN-γ axis to caspase-1 …
Intestinal samples (ileum from macroscopically inflamed areas and matched adjacent colon when possible) were obtained from 28 patients ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
5
Up their own ileum
In 2013, I wrote in Village that Denis O'Brien, Ireland's most powerful media owner was exercising an extraordinarily chilling effect on ... «Village, Jul 15»
6
Tillotts Pharma AG under Agreement to Acquire Global Rights for …
... glucocorticosteroid therapy indicated for the induction of remission of mild to moderate active Crohn's disease involving the ileum and/or the ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
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Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of lanreotide in combination …
Approximately half of the patients had pNETs; the primary site was the ileum in 21 (15.8 %) patients and the lung in 12 (9.0 %) patients. Almost ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
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Born at 6 months: Harrisburg teen's story highlights advances made …
"We bring out a stoma – the colon or ileum – for the baby's waste to come out while the baby is recuperating. Then six weeks later, you do ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
9
Complementary Studies Imminent for Menchum Hydropower Project
... Energy revealed that the study did not take into account the presence of a death lake (lake Ileum) around the then proposed resettlement site. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Crohns Disease Market – Global Industry Analysis and Forecast …
Ileocolitis is the most common type of Crohn's disease and it affects the small intestine, also known as ileum and colon. Colonoscopy, flexible ... «Medgadget.com, Jun 15»
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