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| il·e·um [ íllee əm ] (plural il·e·a [ íllee ə ]) |
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part of small intestine: the third and lowest portion of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the pouch-shaped cecum at the beginning of the large intestine
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| [Late 17th century. < medieval Latin, variant of Latin ilium "entrails"] |
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