ileus
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ileus
- /ˈɪliəs/
Rhymes with -ɪliəs
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Learned borrowing from Latin īleus, from Ancient Greek εἰλεός (eileós, “intestinal obstruction”).
noun ileuses · ilei
- Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract, due to failure of peristalsis.
- Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract from any cause. 1796, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia, Volume II: Classes of Diseases, IV: Diseases of Association, Ordo III: Retrograde Associate Motions, Genus II: Catenated with sensitive motions, The perpetual vomiting in ileus is caused in like manner by the defective excitement of the sensorial power of association
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noun obstruction of the intestines
| Español | íleo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 腸梗阻 /肠梗阻 chánggěngzǔ, 腸阻塞 /肠阻塞 chángzǔsè |
| Français | iléus |
| Deutsch | Darmverschluss |
| Русский | кише́чная непроходи́мость kišéčnaja neproxodímostʹ, за́ворот кишо́к závorot kišók |
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