| ileac | <anatomy> Pertaining to the ileum. See: ileum, ileus. Alternative forms: iliac. (11 Mar 1998) |
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| ileadelphus | Conjoined twins in which the heads and upper parts of the bodies have become fused, leaving the buttocks and legs separate. See: conjoined twins. See: dipygus. Synonym: anadidymus, ileadelphus, iliadelphus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileal | Of or pertaining to the ileum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileal arteries | Origin, superior mesenteric; distribution, ileum; anastomoses, other branches of superior mesenteric. Synonym: arteriae ileales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileal bladder | An isolated segment of ileum serving as a replacement for another tubular organ; specifically, the use as a urinary conduit into which ureters can be implanted following total cystectomy or other loss of normal bladder function requiring supravesical diversion. Synonym: ileal bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileal conduit | An isolated segment of ileum serving as a replacement for another tubular organ; specifically, the use as a urinary conduit into which ureters can be implanted following total cystectomy or other loss of normal bladder function requiring supravesical diversion. Synonym: ileal bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileal diseases | Diseases of the ileum including the ileocaecal valve. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ileal intussusception | Intussusception in which one portion of the ileum is ensheathed in another portion of the same division of the bowel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileal neoplasms | Neoplasms of the ileum including the ileocaecal valve. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ileal sphincter | A thickening of circular musculature at the free margin of the ileal papilla. Synonym: ileocaecocolic sphincter, marginal sphincter, operculum ilei, Varolius' sphincter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileal veins | See: jejunal and ileal veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileectomy | Removal of the ileum. Origin: ileum + G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileitis | <pathology> Inflammation of the ileum. (18 Nov 1997) |
| ileitis, terminal | Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine involving only the end of the small intestine (the terminal ileum). Crohn's disease affects primarily the small and large intestines but which can occur anywhere in the digestive system between the mouth and the anus. Named after burrill crohn who described the disease in 1932. The disease often strikes persons in their teens or early twenties. It tends to be chronic, recurrent with periods of remission and exacerbation. In the early stages. It causes small scattered shallow crater-like areas (erosions) called apthous ulcers in the inner surface of the bowel. With time, deeper and larger ulcers develop, causing scarring and stiffness of the bowel and the bowel becomes increasingly narrowed, leading to obstruction. Deep ulcers can puncture holes in the bowel wall, leading to infection in the abdominal cavity (peritonitis) and in adjacent organs abdominal pain, diarrhoea, vomiting, fever, and weight loss can be symptoms. Crohn's disease can be associated with reddish tender skin nodules, and inflammation of the joints, spine, eyes, and liver. Diagnosis is by barium enema, barium X-ray of the small bowel, and colonoscopy. Treatment includes medications for inflammation, immune suppression, antibiotics, or surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ileo- | The ileum; bottom of the small intestine. Origin: New L. Ileum, groin (05 Mar 2000) |
| RNA, transfer, ile | A transfer RNA which is specific for carrying isoleucine to sites on the ribosomes in preparation for protein synthesis. (12 Dec 1998) |
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