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iles comores |
iles marquises |
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Ileus
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| ilex decidua
| ilex glabra
| ilex paraguariensis
Ileus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Ileus has 1 sense
- ileus(n = noun.state) intestinal obstruction - blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel; Array is a kind of enteropathy, blockage, obstruction
CIDE DICTIONARY
Ileus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. , , fr. to roll up.].
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 passion or iliac passion . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Ileus, n. Med. any painful obstruction of the intestine, esp. of the ileum.
Etymology
L f. Gk (e)ileos colic
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