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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural ilea) Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Latin ilia, plural, groin, viscera Date: 1682 the last division of the small intestine extending between the jejunum and large intestine • ileal adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. ilea) Anat. the third and last portion of the small intestine. Derivatives: ileac adj. Etymology: var. of ILIUM

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ilium Il"i*um, n. [See Ileum.] (Anat.) The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate. [Written also ilion, and ileum.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ileum Il"e*um, n. [L. ile, ileum, ilium, pl. ilia, groin, flank.] 1. (Anat.) The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine. [Written also ileon, and ilium.] 2. (Anat.) See Ilium. [R.] Note: Most modern writers restrict ileum to the division of the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone.