- ileum, ilium
- The ileum is part of the small intestine; the ilium is part of the pelvis and, when capitalized, is also the Latin name for Troy.
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ileum, ilium
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ileum, ilium — The ileum is part of the small intestine; the ilium is part of the pelvis and, when capitalized, is also the Latin name for Troy … Dictionary of troublesome word
ileum, ilium — The ileum is part of the small intestine; the ilium is part of the pelvis and, when capitalized, is also the Latin name for Troy … Dictionary of troublesome word
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}.] [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ilium — 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}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ilium — (n.) pelvic bone, 1706, Modern Latin, from L. ilia (pl.) groin, flank (see ILEUM (Cf. ileum)) … Etymology dictionary
ileum — ► NOUN (pl. ilea) Anatomy ▪ the third portion of the small intestine, between the jejunum and the caecum. ORIGIN Latin, variant of ILIUM(Cf. ↑ilium) … English terms dictionary
ileum — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ilĭum [2] — Ilĭum, so v.w. Ileum … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
ileum — [il′ē əm] n. pl. ilea [il′ēə] [ModL < L, flank, groin (var. of ilium, ile): form prob. infl. by ileus (see ILEUS) < ?] the lowest part of the small intestine, opening into the large intestine: see INTESTINE … English World dictionary
