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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 cecum joins the ileum to the colon and is the receiving pouch for the waste matter.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

To Bretonneau11 of Tours appears to belong the credit of having first distinctly pointed out the association between certain symptoms and the lesions of the solitary and agminated glands of the ileum.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various




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