See Also: ileo-(medicine)
ileo-(dictionary)

ileo- (iou)



ileo- combining form. Before a vowel also ile-.
[from ILEUM + -O-.]
Chiefly Medicine. Of, pertaining to, or involving the ileum.
ileo'caecal adjective related to or (esp.) connecting the ileum and the caecum L19.
ileoco'litis noun inflammation of the ileum and the colon L19.
ileoco'lostomy noun (an instance of) surgical connection of the ileum with the colon; the passage so formed: L19.
ile'ostomy noun [Greek stoma mouth] (an instance of) surgical attachment of the ileum to the abdominal wall to form an artificial anus; the opening so formed: L19.