Anatomy
ileum Audio
il·e·um [ il-ee-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Lower Gastrointestinal Tract; Intestines, Small
Definitions related to ileum:
  • Distal part of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The distal and narrowest portion of the SMALL INTESTINE, between the JEJUNUM and the ILEOCECAL VALVE of the LARGE INTESTINE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The final section of the small intestine.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • The portion of the small intestine between the jejunum and large intestine.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Ileum, the final and longest segment of the small intestine. It is specifically responsible for the absorption of vitamin B12 and the reabsorption of conjugated bile salts. The ileum is about 3.5 metres (11.5 feet) long (or about three-fifths the length of the small intestine) and extends from the...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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