ileumnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈɪl.i.əm/us/ˈɪl.i.əm/plural ilea uk/ˈɪl.i.ə/usspecializedthe last and narrowest part of the small intestine (= part of bowels after the stomach), where substances from food are absorbed
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The digestive system
- anus
- asshole
- bowel
- cecum
- chyme
- colonic
- colorectal
- digestible
- digestive system
- gastrointestinal
- innards
- ng
- oesophageal
- oesophagus
- omental
- omentum
- sigmoid
- tummy
- ureter
- urogenital
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