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ileum

/ˈɪl.i.əm/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa la porción final y más larga del intestino delgado, situada entre el yeyuno y el ciego, que interviene en la absorción de nutrientes y sales biliares.

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noun

/ˈɪl.i.əm/C2formalmedical
  • esSustantivo que designa la porción final y más larga del intestino delgado, situada entre el yeyuno y el ciego, que interviene en la absorción de nutrientes y sales biliares.

A noun referring to the final and longest section of the small intestine, located between the jejunum and the cecum, involved in the absorption of nutrients and bile acids.

  1. Part of the small intestineC1formalmedical

    The third and final section of the small intestine, located between the jejunum and the cecum, responsible for absorbing nutrients and bile acids.

    esÍleon

    • The ileum absorbs vitamin B12 and bile salts.
    • Inflammation of the ileum is common in Crohn's disease.
    • The surgeon removed a portion of the ileum due to a blockage.
Formas
  • ilea plural form
  • ilea's possessive plural form
  • ileum's possessive singular form