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il⋅e⋅um

  [il-ee-uhm]
–noun, plural il⋅e⋅a  [il-ee-uh] .
1. Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
2. Zoology. the anterior portion of the hindgut of an insect or other arthropod.
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Origin:
1675–85; < NL, ML īleum, var. of L īlia (neut. pl.) side of the body between hips and groin, guts, appar. by confusion with L īleus ileus

Related forms:
il⋅e⋅al, adjective
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il·e·a   (ĭl'ē-ə)   
n.  Plural of ileum.
il·e·um   (ĭl'ē-əm)   
n.   pl. il·e·a (-ē-ə)
The terminal portion of the small intestine extending from the jejunum to the cecum.

[Late Latin īleum, groin, flank, variant of Latin īlia.]
il'e·al adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ilea
plural of ILEUM

Main Entry: il·e·um
Pronunciation: 'il-E-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural il·ea /-E-&/
: the last division of the small intestine that constitutes the part between the jejunum and large intestine and in humans forms the last three fifths of the part of the small intestine beyond the end ofthe duodenum and that is smaller and thinner-walled than the jejunum with fewer circular folds but more numerous Peyer's patches
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ileum il·e·um (ĭl'ē-əm)
n. pl. il·e·a (-ē-ə)
The third and terminal portion of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.

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Science Dictionary
ileum   (ĭl'ē-əm)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural ilea
The lower part of the small intestine, connecting the jejunum to the cecum of the large intestine.

ileal adjective
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