Standard Lemma guide

ileum

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • rhymes with -ɪliəm

1

noun

Meaning 1

The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: small intestine

History

Etymology

Via Medieval Latin from Latin ilia.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اللَفَائِفِيّ (al-lafāʔifiyy) — last division of small intestine
  • Bengali: ইলেয়াম (ileẏam) — last division of small intestine
  • Catalan: ili — last division of small intestine
  • Catalan: íleum — last division of small intestine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 回腸 /回肠 (huícháng) — last division of small intestine
  • Czech: ileum — last division of small intestine
  • Dutch: kronkeldarm — last division of small intestine
  • Dutch: ileum — last division of small intestine
  • Finnish: sykkyräsuoli — last division of small intestine
  • French: iléon — last division of small intestine
  • French: ilion — last division of small intestine
  • Greek: ειλεός (eileós) — last division of small intestine
  • Hungarian: csípőbél — last division of small intestine
  • Irish: caolán beag — last division of small intestine
  • Irish: iléam — last division of small intestine
  • Japanese: 回腸 (kaichō) — last division of small intestine
  • Korean: 회장 (hoejang) — last division of small intestine
  • Māori: kōpiro iti — last division of small intestine
  • Māori: kōpiro koromeke — last division of small intestine
  • Māori: piropiko — last division of small intestine
  • Polish: jelito kręte — last division of small intestine
  • Portuguese: íleo — last division of small intestine
  • Russian: подвздошная кишка́ (podvzdošnaja kišká) — last division of small intestine
  • Spanish: íleon — last division of small intestine
  • Swedish: ileum — last division of small intestine
  • Swedish: krumtarm — last division of small intestine
  • Tagalog: dulong-isaw — last division of small intestine