ileus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract, due to failure of peristalsis.
Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract from any cause.

/ˈɪliəs/

ileus ileuses ilei

Learned borrowing from Latin īleus, from Ancient Greek εἰλεός (eileós, “intestinal obstruction”).

volvulus

adynamic ileus dynamic ileus hyperdynamic ileus ileus subparta mechanical ileus meconium ileus occlusive ileus paralytic ileus spastic ileus

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