Il"e*um (?), n. [L. ile, ileum, ilium, pl. ilia, groin, flank.]
1. Anat.
The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
[Written also
ileon, and
ilium.]
2. Anat.
See Ilium.
[R.]
⇒ Most modern writers restrict ileum to the division of the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone.
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