ILEUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ileum mean? 

• ILEUM (noun)
  The noun ILEUM has 1 sense:

1. the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum

  Familiarity information: ILEUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ILEUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("ileum" is a kind of...):

small intestine (the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed)

 Context examples 

A disorder characterized by a narrowing of the lumen of the ileum.

(Ileal Stenosis, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Narrowing of the lumen of ileum.

(Ileal Stenosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by blockage of the normal flow of the intestinal contents in the ileum.

(Ileal Obstruction, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A well differentiated, low grade neuroendocrine tumor (carcinoid tumor) that arises from the ileum.

(Ileal Neuroendocrine Tumor G1, NCI Thesaurus)

The veins that drain blood from the ileum into the superior mesenteric vein.

(Ileal Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

The formation of tissue in the lumen of the ileum that results in partial obstruction.

(Ileal Web, NCI Thesaurus)

The ileum helps to further digest food coming from the stomach and other parts of the small intestine.

(Ileum, NCI Dictionary)

An opening into the ileum, part of the small intestine, from the outside of the body.

(Ileostomy, NCI Dictionary)

Surgical removal of part or all of the ileum, and part or all of the colon.

(Ileocolectomy, NCI Thesaurus)

Surgical removal of part or all of the ileum.

(Ileectomy, NCI Thesaurus)