Definition of Ileus

1. Noun. Blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel.

Exact synonyms: Intestinal Obstruction
Generic synonyms: Enteropathy, Blockage, Obstruction

Definition of Ileus

1. n. A morbid condition due to intestinal obstruction. It is characterized by complete constipation, with griping pains in the abdomen, which is greatly distended, and in the later stages by vomiting of fecal matter. Called also ileac, or iliac, passion.

Definition of Ileus

1. intestinal obstruction [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Ileus

1. An obstruction of the intestines. Origin: L., Gr. Eileos, from eilein = to roll up This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ileus

ileopexy
ileoproctostomy
ileorectostomy
ileorrhaphy
ileosigmoidostomy
ileostomies
ileostomy
ileostomy
ileotomy
ileotransversostomy
Iles Comores
Iles Marquises
ileum
ileum
ileus (current term)
ileus (current term)
ileuses
ileus subparta
ilex
Ilex
ilexes
Ilex cornuta
Ilex decidua
Ilex glabra
Ilex paraguariensis
Ilheus encephalitis
Ilheus fever
Ilheus virus
ilia
iliac

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