Ileum

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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}.]
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   2. (Anat.) See {Ilium}. [R.]
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   Note: Most modern writers restrict ileum to the division of
         the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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}.]
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