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ileum

[il-ee-uhm] / ˈɪl i əm /
NOUN
small intestine
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In particular, the investigative team analyzed colon, ileum, stool, and blood samples from people living with chronic HIV infection and well-matched controls.

From Science Daily Feb. 21, 2024

Notably, they observed a connection between accelerated biological aging and the microbiomes of both the colon and ileum, but not the fecal microbiome.

From Science Daily Feb. 21, 2024

The ileum ends and the large intestine begins at the ileocecal valve.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

The gallbladder secretes bile to the ileum, which uses it to break down proteins.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Dysentery gives rise to an inflammation of the large intestine and sometimes of the lower part of the ileum, resulting in extensive ulceration and accompanied by faecal discharges of mucus, muco-pus or blood.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various




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