ileum

noun
🔊/ˈɪliəm/
🔊/ˈɪliəm/
(plural ilea
🔊/ˈɪliə/
🔊/ˈɪliə/
)
(anatomy解剖学)
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  1. the third part of the small intestine回肠 compare duodenum, jejunum
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from medieval Latin, variant of ilium.