ileum
ileum noun: the last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
Noun
ileum (plural ilea)
- The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
ileum meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Tagalog
ileum in Tamil
- பின் சிறு குடல், ஈர்ப்பகம், கடைச்சிறுகுடல், சுருட்குடல்
ileum in Bengali
- last division of small intestine
- ইলেয়াম ileẏam
ileum in Telugu
- ileum
- శేషాంత్రము śēṣāntramu
ileum in Tagalog
- last division of small intestine
- dulong-isaw
More languagesFewer languages
- ileum in Arabic
- اللَفَائِفِيّ al-lafāʔifiyy
Forms of ileum
| plural | ilea |
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Origin of ileum
Via Medieval Latin from Latin ilia.
Words formed from ileum
Words that rhyme with ileum
Questions about ileum
- What does ileum mean?
- Ileum means the last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
- What is ileum in Tamil?
- Ileum in Tamil is பின் சிறு குடல், ஈர்ப்பகம், கடைச்சிறுகுடல். See Ileum meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ileum?
- Ileum is a noun.
- What is the plural of ileum?
- The plural of ileum is ilea.
Words near ileum in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ileum (page history and authors); ileum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); శేషాంత్రము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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