ileum

[il´e-um]

the distal portion of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.

duplex ileum congenital duplication of the ileum.

il·e·um

(il'ē-ŭm), [TA] Do not confuse this word with ilium.

The third and longest portion of the small intestine, about 12 feet in length in humans (by postmortem measurement), extending from an indistinct junction with the jejunum to the ileocecal opening. Overall, it is distinct from jejunum in being typically smaller in diameter with thinner walls, having smaller and less complex circular folds (plicae circulares), its mesentery having more fat and its arteries (ileal arteries) forming more tiers of arterial arcades with shorter vasa recta.

[L. fr. G. eileō, to roll up, twist]

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ileum

(ĭl′ē-əm)

n. pl. il·ea (-ē-ə)

The terminal portion of the small intestine extending from the jejunum to the cecum.

il′e·al adj.

il·e·um

(il'ē-ŭm) [TA]

The third portion of the small intestine, about 3.6 m (12 ft) in length, extending from the jejunum to the ileocecal opening.

[L.L. bowel, fr. L. ilium, groin, flank, hip]

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ileum

The third part of the small intestine lying between the JEJUNUM and the start of the large intestine, the CAECUM. The contents of the ileum are of the consistency of a watery mud and almost all nutrients have been absorbed by about the middle of the ileum.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

ileum

that part of the intestine lying between the duodenum and the colon where digestion is completed by enzymes that break down carbohydrates, fats and proteins (see SMALL INTESTINE). The ileum is the main area of the gut for absorption of food.

Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

Ileum

The lowest part of the small intestine, located beyond the duodenum and jejunum, just before the large intestine (the colon).

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il·e·um

(il'ē-ŭm) [TA]

The third and longest portion of the small intestine, about 12 feet in length in humans.

[L.L. bowel, fr. L. ilium, groin, flank, hip]

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References in periodicals archive

All of the aforementioned bariatric procedures are supposed to cause postprandial elevation of L-cell secretagogues, including glucose, peptides, and short chain fatty acids in ileum and colon where the L-cells are located.

Ileal interposition in rats with experimental type 2 like diabetes improves glycemic control independently of glucose absorption

At day 21, the villus (duodenum, jejunum and ileum) was longer (p < 0.05) in broilers fed on diet supplemented with vitamin A and enzyme (T6) than CBD, but WBD had no significant (p > 0.05) effect on villus height when compared to CBD.

Influence of xylanase and vitamin A in wheat-based diet on performance, nutrients digestibility, small intestinal morphology and digesta viscosity in broiler chickens/ Os efeitos de xilanase e vitamina A em dieta baseada no trigo (DBT) sobre o desempenho, digestibilidade de nutrientes, morfologia do intestine delgado e viscosidade da digesta em frangos de corte

The present complication could not have been avoided because of the retrorenal ileum in patients without renal anomalies.

Injury of the ileum during percutaneous nephrolithotomy in a pediatric patient

The extracted ileum and vaccine samples were whole genome amplified using a random amplification protocol as described previously [26].

Screening of viral pathogens from pediatric ileal tissue samples after vaccination

Intraoperatively, the affected segment of terminal ileum showed large diverticulum-like lesions with no obvious obstructive points (Figure 1).

Small bowel hamartoma: a huge diverticulum of small bowel

LM-MP fragments were isolated from the rat ileum as previously described.

Feed-forward inhibition of CD73 and upregulation of adenosine deaminase contribute to the loss of adenosine neuromodulation in postinflammatory ileitis

Therefore, rat ileum was precontracted with increasing concentrations of either acetylcholine or [Ba.sup.2+].

Testing of Perilla frutescens extract and Vicenin 2 for their antispasmodic effect

With regard to the ileum villous depth, the pathology was found to be significantly more severe in group 2 than that in group 3 (p=0.003).

Effects of Probiotic Use on Bacterial Translocation in Created Rat Models with Biliary Obstructions

Meanwhile, we found that there were no significant differences between the AID of GE, CP, and OM in ileum of pigs fed CTR and MOA except MOA had a tendency to increase AID of DM compared to CTR.

Mixed organic acids improve nutrients digestibility, volatile fatty acids composition and intestinal microbiota in growing-finishing pigs fed high-fiber diet

16 In another study 6 all the tumours located in jejunum and ileum required emergency intervention, as was the case with our patient.

Adenocarcinoma of ileum: a case report

In addition, there was edema and partial necrosis in the last 50 cm of the terminal ileum. A right hemicolectomy and 60 cm terminal ileum resection and ileotransversostomy were performed (Figure 7).

Cecal Volvulus as a Cause of Acute Abdomen: A Report of Two Distinct Cases/Akut Karin Nedeni Olarak Cekal Volvulus: Iki Farkli Olgu Sunumu