ileum

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noun

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

OriginLatin ilia →
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Meanings

nounileum (plural ilea)

plural ilea

  1. anatomyThe last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.

Origin

  1. Latinilia
  2. Englishileum

Via Medieval Latin from Latin ilia.

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Translations

Arabic اللَفَائِفِيّ
  • اللَفَائِفِيّ (al-lafāʔifiyy)last division of small intestine
Bengali ইলেয়াম
  • ইলেয়াম (ileẏam)last division of small intestine
Catalan ili, íleum
  • ililast division of small intestine
  • íleumlast division of small intestine
Chinese Mandarin 回腸 /回肠
  • 回腸 /回肠 (huícháng)last division of small intestine
Czech ileum
  • ileumlast division of small intestine
Dutch kronkeldarm, ileum
  • kronkeldarmlast division of small intestine
  • ileumlast division of small intestine
Finnish sykkyräsuoli
  • sykkyräsuolilast division of small intestine
French iléon, ilion
  • iléonlast division of small intestine
  • ilionlast division of small intestine
Greek ειλεός
  • ειλεός (eileós)last division of small intestine
Hungarian csípőbél
  • csípőbéllast division of small intestine
Irish caolán beag, iléam
  • caolán beaglast division of small intestine
  • iléamlast division of small intestine
Japanese 回腸
  • 回腸 (kaichō)last division of small intestine
Korean 회장
  • 회장 (hoejang)last division of small intestine
Māori kōpiro iti, kōpiro koromeke
  • kōpiro itilast division of small intestine
  • kōpiro koromekelast division of small intestine
  • piropikolast division of small intestine
Polish jelito kręte
  • jelito krętelast division of small intestine
Portuguese íleo
  • íleolast division of small intestine
Russian подвздошная кишка́
  • подвздошная кишка́ (podvzdošnaja kišká)last division of small intestine
Spanish íleon
  • íleonlast division of small intestine
Swedish ileum, krumtarm
  • ileumlast division of small intestine
  • krumtarmlast division of small intestine
Tagalog dulong-isaw
  • dulong-isawlast division of small intestine

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ileum

Williamiliumciliumkinociliummiliumpileumreptiliumsubiliumsuperciliumsuprailium
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Anagrams

mulie
Cite this entry
APA

ileum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ileum

MLA

“ileum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ileum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ileum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ileum.

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