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Ileum   Listen
noun
Ileum  n.  
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)
2.
(Anat.) See Ilium. (R.) Note: Most modern writers restrict ileum to the division of the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone.





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"Ileum" Quotes from Famous Books



... curvature turns strongly to the left, so that an esophagoscope inserted from the right angle of the mouth, when introduced into the stomach, points in the direction of the anterior superior spine of the left ileum. ...
— Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy - A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery • Chevalier Jackson


Words linked to "Ileum" :   arteria ileum, small intestine


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