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Where does “ileum” come from?

Ileum comes from Latin ilia, from Latin ile, from Ancient Greek εἰλεός, from Ancient Greek εἰλέω meaning to roll or twist, from Proto-Indo-European wel-.

ileum (English): The last, and usually the longest, division of...

Definitions

  1. The last, and usually the longest, division of...

Ancestry of “ileum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīlia—

Words derived from “ileum”

  • ileal
  • ileostomy
  • ileocolic
  • ileitis
  • ileocaecal
  • jejunoileal
  • ileoanal
  • ileorectal
  • ileocolitis
  • ileocolonic
  • ileocolonoscopy
  • ileoileal
  • jejunoileitis
  • ileoileostomy
  • ileocecum
  • ileectomy
  • ileovesical
  • intraileal
  • ileovaginal
  • ileotomy
  • ileally
  • intraileally
  • ileorenal
  • ileocolonoscopic
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