ileac passion

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ileac passion - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ileus \Il"e*us\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to roll up.]
     (Med.)
     A morbid condition due to intestinal obstruction. It is
     characterized by complete constipation, with griping pains in
     the abdomen, which is greatly distended, and in the later
     stages by vomiting of fecal matter. Called also ileac passion
      or iliac passion.
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  Ileac \Il"e*ac\, a. [See Ileum.]
     1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum. [Written also iliac.]
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     2. See Iliac, 1. [R.]
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     Ileac passion. (Med.) See Ileus.
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