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íleon

  • [ˈileõn]

Rhymes with i.le.on

Where it comes from

Del griego antiguo εἰλέων ('retorcerse')

noun

  1. Parte final del intestino delgado, que en el hombre mide unos 4 metros, situada entre el yeyuno y el intestino grueso. Su función es absorber las sustancias alimenticias degradadas en moléculas por su delgada pared.

noun

  1. Variante poco usada de ilion.

In English

  • ileum last division of small intestine

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"íleon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/%C3%ADleon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

íleon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/%C3%ADleon

Chicago

"íleon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/%C3%ADleon.

BibTeX
@misc{i_leon_2026,
  title = {íleon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/%C3%ADleon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}