| meconium ileus | <radiology> Obstructed bowel due to impacted, tenacious meconium, no air-fluid levels (probably due to adherent bowel contents) Differential diagnosis: ileal atresia, Hirschsprung disease, anal atresia associated with cystic fibrosis (12 Dec 1998) |
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| spastic ileus | Intestinal obstruction due to spastic contraction of a segment of the bowel. Synonym: spastic ileus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dynamic ileus | Intestinal obstruction due to spastic contraction of a segment of the bowel. Synonym: spastic ileus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileus | <gastroenterology, surgery> An obstruction of the intestines. Origin: L., Gr. Eileos, from eilein = to roll up (18 Nov 1997) |
| ileus subparta | Obstruction of the large bowel by pressure of the pregnant uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occlusive ileus | Complete mechanical blocking of the intestinal lumen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| terminal ileus | Obstruction of the lower part of the small bowel. (05 Mar 2000) |