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Definition: Ileus |
IleusNoun1. Blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Ileus \Il"e*us\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression from to roll up.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | Obstruction of the intestines. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: IleusSynonym: intestinal obstruction (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Ileus |
| English words defined with "ileus": Ileac passion, Iliac passion ♦ Miserere. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "ileus": Caerulein ♦ Mice, Inbred CFTR. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Ileus" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Danish (ileus), Dutch (ileus), German (ileus), Serbo-Croatian (ileus), Swedish (ileus). |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | CF should be suspected in babies born with an intestinal blockage called meconium ileus. (references) | |
Newborns with CF may develop a condition called meconium ileus, in which the small intestine is obstructed by a plug of meconium, the material in the newborn gastrointestinal tract. (references) | ||
Gallstone complications, which include acute cholecystitis, common bile duct stones with or without cholangitis or pancreatitis, gallstone ileus, and gallbladder cancer, are all potentially life-threatening and almost always merit prompt treatment. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Ileus" is generally used as a noun (common) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Ileus" is used about 10 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (common) | 100% | 10 | 111,207 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
ileus | 96 |
ileus paralytic | 26 |
ileus meconium | 11 |
adynamic ileus | 4 |
ileus postoperative | 4 |
ileus operative post | 3 |
ileus treatment | 2 |
ileus intestinal | 2 |
gall stone ileus | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ileus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | pakalim i ileumit. (various references) | |
Czech | kolika (colic, gripes). (various references) | |
Danish | ileus, tarmslyng (intestinal obstruction), tarmobstruktion (intestinal obstruction), lieus (intestinal obstruction). (various references) | |
Dutch | ileus (intestinal obstruction). (various references) | |
Finnish | vastasyntyneen suolentukkeuma (ileus of newborn), occlusio intestini neonatorum (ileus of newborn). (various references) | |
French | iléus. (various references) | |
German | Darmverschluss (intestinal obstruction), Ileus (intestinal obstruction). (various references) | |
Greek | ειλεός (ileum, intestinal obstruction), εντερική απόφραξη (intestinal obstruction). (various references) | |
Hungarian | bélelzáródás. (various references) | |
Italian | ileo (ileum, intestinal obstruction). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ileusay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | obstrução intestinal (intestinal obstruction), íleo (ileum, intestinal obstruction), ícone (icon, iconic). (various references) | |
Russian | илеус. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | ileus, zapetljana. (various references) | |
Spanish | íleo (intestinal obstruction). (various references) | |
Swedish | ileus, tarmvred, tarmstopp. (various references) | |
Turkish | bağırsak tıkanması. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ileus": ileuses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "ileus": pileus. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "ileus" (pronounced 'Il"e*us'): Abaciscus, Abaculus, Abacus, Abdominous, Abgeordnetenhaus, Abiogenous, Ablatitious, Abnormous, Absentaneous, Absonous, Abstemious, Abstentious, Abstractitious, Acanthaceous, Acanthocarpous, Acanthocephalous, Acanthophorous, Acanthopodious, Acanthopterous, Acanthopterygious, Acanthus, Acarpellous, Acarpous, Acarus, Accismus, Acclivitous, Acclivous, Acephalous, Acetabuliferous, Acetarious, Acetous, Achilous, Achlamydeous, Acholous, Achromatous, Achroous, Achylous, Achymous, Acidiferous, Acidulous, Acinaceous, Acinus, Acotyledonous, Acrimonious, Acrocarpous, Acrogenous, Acronyctous, Acrosporous, Acrotomous, Actinophorous, Aculeous, Aculeus, Acuminous, Addititious, Adelphous, Adenophorous, Adenophyllous, Adenous, Adiaphorous, Adipocerous, Adipogenous, Adipous, Adipsous, Adjectitious, Adoptious, Adscititious, Adulterous, Aduncous, Advantageous, Adventitious, Adventurous, Adversarious, Aeneous, AEolus, Aeriferous, Aerobus, AEruginous, AEsculapius, AEstuous, Aetheogamous, Affabrous, Affectuous, Afflatus, Agalactous, Agamous, Agatiferous, Agnus, Agynous, Ailanthus, Ailantus, Alacrious, Albugineous, Albuminiferous, Albuminiparous, Alburnous, Algous, Aliferous, Aligerous, Alimonious, Alkalious, Alliaceous, Allochroous, Allogamous, Allogeneous, Allomerous, Allonymous, Alluvious, Altisonous, Alto-cumulus, Alto-stratus, Aluminiferous, Aluminous, Alumnus, Alutaceous, Alveolus, Alveus, Amaracus, Amarantaceous, Amatorious, Ambaginous, Ambagious, Ambidextrous, Ambigenous, Ambiguous, Ambilevous, Ambiparous, Ambitious, Ambitus, Amentaceous, Amentiferous, Amianthus, Ammonitiferous, Amnigenous, Amoebous, Amorous, Amorphous, Amotus, Amphibious, Amphibolous, Amphigamous, Amphigenous, Amphigonous, Amphioxus, Amphipodous, Amphistomous, Ampullaceous, Amurcous, Amyelous, Amygdalaceous, Amygdaliferous, Amylaceous, Amyous, Anacanthous, Anacardiaceous, Anachronous, Anadromous, Analogous, Anandrous, Anantherous, Ananthous, Anaptychus, Anarthropodous, Anarthrous, Anasarcous, Anatiferous, Anconeus, Androcephalous, Andropetalous, Androphagous, Androtomous, androus, Anelectrotonus, Anemorphilous, Anenterous, Anfractuous, Angelus, Angiocarpous, Angiomonospermous, Angiospermatous, Angiospermous, Angiosporous, Angiostomous, Anguineous, Angulous, Anhelous, Anhistous, Anhydrous, Animus, Anisodactylous, Anisomerous, Anisopetalous, Anisophyllous, Anisostemonous, Anisotropous, Ankus, Annelidous, Annotinous, Annoyous, Annulus, Anodynous, Anomaloflorous, Anomalous, Anomophyllous, Anonaceous, Anonymous, Anserous, Antecedaneous, Antenniferous, Antheriferous, Antherogenous, Anthocarpous, Anthophagous, Anthophilous, Anthophorous, Anthraciferous, Anthrenus, Anthropomorphous, Anthropophagous, Antibacchius, Antibillous, Anticontagious, Anticous, Antidromous, Antilogous, Antimonious, Antipathous, Antipetalous, Antisepalous, Antistrumous, Antitragus, Antitypous, Antivariolous, Anurous, Anus, Anxious, Apellous, Apetalous, Aphanipterous, Aphidivorous, Aphidophagous, Aphthous, Aphyllous, Apiaceous, Apocarpous, Apodous, Apostematous, Aproctous, Apterous, Aptychus, Apus, Apyrous, Aqueous, Aquiferous, Aquiparous, Araceous, Araneous, Arbitrarious, Arboreous, Arborous, Archaeostomatous, Archeus, Arcturus, Arcubus, Arduous, Ardurous, Arenaceous, Arenarious, Arenulous, Areopagus, Argentiferous, Argentous, Argillaceous, Argilliferous, Argillo-calcareous, Argillous, Argus, Armiferous, Armigerous, Aromatous, Arrenotokous, Arreptitious, Arseniferous, Arsenious, Articulus, Artificious, Artiodactylous, Arundiferous, Arundinaceous, Arundineous, Asaphus, Asbestous, Ascigerous, Ascititious, Asclepiadaceous, Ascococcus, Ascriptitious, Ascus, Asilus, Asomatous, Aspalathus, Asparaginous, Asparagus, Aspermatous, Aspermous, Asperous, Asphaltus, Assassinous, Assiduous, Astacus, Asteriscus, Astragalus, Astriferous, Astucious, Asymmetrous, asynchronous, Athalamous, Atheous, Athermanous, Athermous, Atheromatous, Atokous, Atrabilious, Atramentaceous, Atramentarious, Atrocious, Atropous, Atrous, Attiguous, Attritus, Audacious, Augurous, Auntrous, Aurantiaceous, Aurichalceous, Auriferous, Aurivorous, Aurocephalous, Aurous, Auspicious, Autocephalous, Autoecious, Autogamous, Automatous, Autonomous, Avaricious, Avarous, Avenaceous, Avenious, Avidious, Azotous, Azureous, Azygous, Azymous, Bacchius, BACCHUS, Bacciferous, Baccivorous, Bacillus, Baetulus, Balaniferous, Balanoglossus, Balsamiferous, Balsamous, Barbarous, Barbigerous, Barratrous, Basylous, Bathybius, Batrachophagous, Battailous, Beauteous, Bellicous, Benedictus, benevolous, Biangulous, Biantheriferous, Bibacious, Bibulous, Bicephalous, Bicipitous, Bifarious, Biferous, Biforous, Bifurcous, Bigamous, Bignoniaceous, Bijugous, Biliferous, Bilinguous, Bilious, Bimanous, Binominous, Binotonous, Binous, Biparous, Bipetalous, Biramous, Birrus, Bisexous, Bisexuous. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: lieus. | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-l-s-u" | |
-1 letter: isle, leis, lies, lieu, lues, slue. | |
-2 letters: els, lei, leu, lie, lis, sei, sel, sue, use. | |
-3 letters: el, es, is, li, si, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-l-s-u" | |
+1 letter: fusile, guiles, louies, lunies, muesli, pileus, sluice, uglies. | |
+2 letters: audiles, blueish, bullies, cliques, culices, cullies, dilutes, duelist, elusion, elusive, fusible, gluiest, gullies, heliums, hurlies, ileuses, illumes, impulse, inulase, jubiles, leisure, leucins, ligules, ligures, lineups, lousier, luckies, luetics, luggies, luniest, lupines, lustier, luteins, milieus, misrule, mueslis, muhlies, outlies, pileous, pileups, pilules, puslike, ruliest, rutiles, silenus, silique, sluiced, sluices, soilure, spicule, spinule, stipule, subfile, sublime, subline, subtile, sulfide, sulfite, sulkier, sulkies, sullied, sullies, sunlike, surlier, surveil, tuilles, ugliest, unlives, unpiles, unveils, uppiles, utensil, utilise. | |
+3 letters: allusive, alumines, alunites, audibles, auricles, beguiles, bisexual, blousier, bluefins, bluefish, blueings, bluesier, brulyies, brulzies, bubblies, builders, bulgiest, bulkiest, bulliest, burliest, bushlike, bustline, ciboules, clumsier, clupeids, coliseum, coulises, coulisse, cubicles, cuittles, cullises, curliest, cuticles, cutlines, delusion, delusive, diluents, diluters, displume, disvalue, divulges, dualizes, duelists, duellist, dustlike, elusions, elutions, eluviums, emulsify, emulsion, emulsive, emulsoid, equalise, eulogias, eulogies, eulogise, eulogist, euploids, evulsion, failures, fistulae, fluerics, fluidise, flukiest, flunkies, flurries, flutiest, fulmines, funicles, fusileer, fusilier, ghoulies, guilders, gulfiest, gulpiest, guylines, hauliers, huipiles, hulkiest, husklike, illusive, impulsed, impulses, includes, indulges, influxes, insouled, insulate, insulted, insulter, inulases, isologue, issuable, jalousie, jubilees, lauwines, legumins, leisured, leisures, leucines, leucites, leukosis, levulins, libelous, ligneous, limbuses, linecuts, liquates, liqueurs, litmuses, lousiest, lucifers, luckiest, lumpiest, lunacies, lustiest, lutefisk, lutenist, luthiers, luxuries, misruled, misrules, misvalue, mudslide, mulleins, mullites, multiuse, musicale, nebulise, nubilose, nucleins, nuclides, obliques, outflies, outliers, outlines, outlives, outsmile, outwiles, perilous, pinnules, pipefuls, plausive, pleurisy, plumiest, plushier, pluviose, pulpiest, purlieus, purlines, pusslies, pusslike, queasily, quibbles, quillets, quilters, quinelas, rebuilds, reliques, residual, rivulets, rivulose, rouilles, ruralise, rushlike, scumlike, scurrile, sedilium, sedulity, selenium, siffleur, siliquae, siliques, simulate, sludgier, slummier, slurried, slurries, slushier, sluttier, soilures, solitude, soullike, spiculae, spicules, spinulae, spinules, spirulae, spiteful, splenium, splenius, squiggle, squilgee, squillae, squirrel, stipuled, stipules, studlier, subfield, subfiles, sublimed, sublimer, sublimes, sublines, subtiler, subtitle, suchlike, suitable, suitlike, sulfides, sulfites, sulkiest, sulphide, sulphite, sultrier, superlie, supinely, supplied, supplier, supplies, surflike, surliest, surplice, surveils, tequilas, toluides, tunicles, tusklike, uglifies, ugliness, ulexites, uneasily, unlisted, unsilent, unsliced, unsoiled, unwisely, uralites, utensils, utilised, utiliser, utilises, utilizes, utricles, veinules, vesicula, virgules, vitellus. | |
+4 letters: abusively, aiguilles, alleluias, altitudes, appliques, auntliest, baulkiest, bdelliums, bedquilts, beguilers, beliquors, bisexuals, bisulfate, bisulfide, bisulfite, blousiest, bluebills, bluebirds, bluegills, bluelines, blueshift, bluesiest, blueticks, blurriest, brutalise, bubalises, bubbliest, buddleias, bulkiness, bulletins, buntlines, burbliest, burliness, busheling, bustlines, butleries, calumnies, capsulize, caulicles, cliquiest, cloudiest, clubbiest, clumpiest, clumsiest, clunkiest, clupeoids, coliseums, collusive, coquilles, coulisses, crucibles, cruelties, cuddliest, culicines, cultigens, culverins, curlicues, curliness, curricles, cursively, cutleries, delicious, delirious, deliriums, delousing, delusions, demilunes, deviously, dialogues, diffusely, displumed, displumes, dissolute, disulfide, disvalued, disvalues, divulgers, drumliest, dualities, duellists, dulcifies, dulcimers, dulcineas, duopolies, elusively, eluviates, emulsions, emulsoids, ensouling, enviously, epilogues, equalised, equaliser, equalises, equalizes, estuarial, eulogised, eulogises, eulogists, eulogiums, eulogizes, evulsions, exclusion, exclusive, expulsing, expulsion, expulsive, faculties, fascicule, faultiest, fauteuils, felonious, feudalism, feudalist, figulines, filatures, fireplugs, fluencies, fluffiest, fluidised, fluidises, fluidizes, fluidness, fluorides, fluorines, fluorites, frauleins, fruitless, fruitlets, fulleries, fungibles, fusileers, fusiliers, fusillade, gelsemium, glucoside, glumpiest, glutelins, gruelings, guerillas, guildsmen, guileless, guiltiest, guiltless, halituses, haulmiest, heinously, hideously, houseling, illumines, impulsive, inclosure, inclusive, indulgers, indulines, influents, infusible, inhaulers, insculped, insoluble, insulated, insulates, insulters, insurable, intitules, involutes, isologues, issueless, jailhouse, jalousies, jubilates, juiceless, juliennes, jungliest, juveniles, klutziest, knurliest, lassitude, latitudes, laundries, lazulites, lazurites, leisurely, lemniscus, lemuroids, leucemias, leukemias, leukemics, libellous, licensure, lichenous, ligatures, limousine, linguines, linoleums, liquefies, liquifies, literatus, liturgies, lodicules, loudliest, lousiness, lucencies, lucidness, luckiness, lullabies, luminesce, lumpiness, luridness, lustering, lustiness, luteciums, lutefisks, lutenists, luteolins, lutetiums, malemiuts, masculine, melodious, miniscule, minuscule, miquelets, misvalued, misvalues, mouldiest, mucilages, mudslides, multipeds, multiples, multisite, multisize, multistep, multiuser, musicales, mutilates, nebulised, nebulises, nebulizes, nobeliums, nubbliest, nucleoids, nullifies, nullities, obloquies, occlusive, odalisque, outfields, outliners, outlivers, outsailed, outsmiled, outsmiles, outyields, peculiars, peninsula, perilunes, piteously, plausible, pluckiest, plumerias, plumipeds, plummiest, plushiest, poultices, poultries, prelusion, prelusive, publicise, published, publisher, publishes, puddliest, puerilism, pulicides, pulpiness, pulsatile, pulverise, pupilages, purselike, qualifies, qualities, qualmiest, quantiles, quartiles, quibblers, quinellas, quinielas, quintiles, railbuses, reburials, reclusion, reclusive, religious, relumines, republics, republish, repulsing, repulsion, repulsive, requitals, residuals, resulting, reticules, retinulas, revulsion, revulsive, ridicules, rubbliest, ruffliest, rulership, rumpliest, ruralised, ruralises, ruralites, ruralizes, secluding, seclusion, seclusive, seleniums, semifluid, semilunar, semirural, sensillum, seriously, sexuality, sexualize, siffleurs, siliceous, siliculae, simulacre, simulated, simulates, sinologue, sleuthing, slouchier, sloughier, sludgiest, sluiceway, slummiest, slushiest, sluttiest, snufflier, solitudes, spinulose, spirituel, splurgier, squalider, squallier, squealing, squiggled, squiggles, squilgeed, squilgees, squirrels, stimulate, stipulate, stubblier, studiedly, studliest, suasively, subaerial, subalpine, subfields, sublimate, sublimely, sublimers, sublimest, subsoiled, subsoiler, subtilely, subtilest, subtilize, subtitled, subtitles, sulfoxide, sulfurize, sulkiness, sulphides, sulphites, sultriest, supercoil, superlain, superlies, suppliers, surcingle, surliness, surplices, tailleurs, tediously, thuribles, tilburies, timeously, troiluses, tullibees, tumplines, turnstile, ufologies, uglifiers, ultimates, unbeliefs, unbridles, underlies, underlips, unholiest, unicycles, unisexual, univalves, universal, unlimbers, unmingles, unriddles, unruliest, unsealing, unselfish, unselling, unskilled, unspoiled, unsterile, unsullied, uplifters, urologies, utilisers, utilities, utilizers, vaultiest, veinulets, vesiculae, vesicular, vestibule, visualise, visualize, vulcanise, vulgarise, yuletides. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101100 01100101 01110101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I l e u s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006C 0065 0075 0073 |
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