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Intestinal disorder
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ileus
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine pathology zoology English) Partial or complete obstruction of the intestines, especially the ileum, causing colic, vomiting, constipation and often fever and dehydration.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
painful intestinal condition, 1706, from Latin ileus "severe colic," from Greek ileos "colic," from eilein "to turn, squeeze," from PIE *wel- (3) "to turn, roll" (see volvox ).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ileus \Il"e*us\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to roll up.] (Med.) A morbid condition due to intestinal obstruction. It is characterized by complete constipation, with griping pains in the abdomen, which is greatly distended, and in the later stages by vomiting ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel [syn: intestinal obstruction ]
Usage examples of ileus.
The paralytic ileus, the stress ulcers, hypotension and bradycardia, bedsores turning into decubitus ulcers, contractures as the muscle tissue began to shrink and threatened to steal away the precious mobility of his finger, the infuriating phantom pain—burns and aches in extremities that could feel no sensation.
The paralytic ileus, the stress ulcers, hypotension and bradycardia, bedsores turning into decubitus ulcers, contractures as the muscle tissue began to shrink and threatened to steal away the precious mobility of his finger, the infuriating phantom pain-burns and aches in extremities that could feel no sensation.
The paralytic ileus, the stress ulcers, hypotension and bradycardia, bedsores turning into decubitus ulcers, contractures as the muscle tissue began to shrink and threatened to steal away the precious mobility of his finger, the infuriating phantom pain—.