ileum

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ileum

Rhymes with -ɪliəm

Where it comes from

Via Medieval Latin from Latin ilia.

noun ilea

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

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noun last division of small intestine

Español	íleon
한국어	회장 hoejang
日本語	回腸 kaichō
中文	回腸 /回肠 huícháng
Português	íleo
Français	iléon, ilion
Ελληνικά	ειλεός eileós
Русский	подвздошная кишка́ podvzdošnaja kišká
العربية	اللَفَائِفِيّ al-lafāʔifiyy

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@misc{ileum_2026,
  title = {ileum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ileum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}