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Word: Ileus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from Latin, from Greek eileos, ilios ‘colic’, apparently from eilein ‘to roll’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɪlɪəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a painful obstruction of the ileum or other part of the intestine.
Short Definition:painful obstruction of ileum or other part of intestine
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