ileum

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: il=e=um

CIDE DICTIONARY

ileum, n. [L. ile, ileum, ilium, pl. ilia, groin, flank.].

•  The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.  [1913 Webster]
•  See Ilium.  [1913 Webster]

  " Most modern writers restrict ileum to the division of the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ileum, n. (pl. ilea) Anat. the third and last portion of the small intestine.

Derivative

ileac adj.

Etymology

var. of ILIUM