ileum

3 definitions found

ileum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ileum \Il"e*um\, n. [L. ile, ileum, ilium, pl. ilia, groin,
     flank.]
     1. (Anat.) The last, and usually the longest, division of the
        small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large
        intestine. [Written also ileon, and ilium.]
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     2. (Anat.) See Ilium. [R.]
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     Note: Most modern writers restrict ileum to the division of
           the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone.
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  Ilium \Il"i*um\, n. [See Ileum.] (Anat.)
     The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either
     lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the
     hip bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate. [Written
     also ilion, and ileum.]
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ileum - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ileum
      n 1: the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the
           cecum