See Also: Ileus(medicine)
Ileus(health)
ileus(dictionary)
dynamic ileus(medicine)
verminous ileus(medicine)
terminal ileus(medicine)
spastic ileus(medicine)
paralytic ileus(medicine)
occlusive ileus(medicine)
adynamic ileus(medicine)

ileus (iou)



ileus noun. L17.
[Latin ileus, ileos from Greek ileos, eileos colic, app. from eilein to roll.]
Medicine. (Painful) obstruction of the intestine, esp. the ileum, due to mechanical obstruction or (more fully paralytic ileus) failure of peristalsis.