ileum

Via Medieval Latin from Latin ilia.

• Rhymes: -ɪliəm

ileum (plural ilea)

1. (anatomy) The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.

Do not confuse ileum (part of the gut) with ilium (part of the pelvis).

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• IPA^(key): [ˈɪlɛu̯m]

ileum n

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• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.le.um/, [ˈiːɫ̪eʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.le.um/, [ˈiːleum]

īleum n (genitive īleī); second declension

1. Alternative form of īle.

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ileum (definite accusative ileumu, plural ileumlar)

1. ileum

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