Ileus
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English
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Noun
ileus
- (pathology{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) Partial or complete obstruction of the intestines, especially the ileum, causing colic, vomiting, constipation and often fever and dehydration.
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Derived expressions
- adynamic ileus
- dynamic ileus
- hyperdynamic ileus
- spastic ileus
- mechanical ileus
- meconium ileus
- occlusive ileus
- paralytic ileus
- ileus subparta
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See also
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References
- Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary, 22nd edition, W. B. Saunders, 1977