ileum

IPA/ˈɪliəm/
IPA/ˈɪliəm/

ileum — 名詞

  • ileumsingular
  • ileumsplural

1. the final stretch of your small bowel, connecting the jejunum to the large intes

1.名詞C1
釋義

迴腸

小腸最後一段,負責營養吸收

the final stretch of your small bowel, connecting the jejunum to the large intestine, where your body draws out nutrients from digested food

例句

Kwame's doctor found inflammation in his ileum during the colonoscopy.

Kwame 的醫生在結腸鏡檢查中發現他的迴腸有發炎症狀。

The surgeon removed a small section of Mei's ileum to treat the blockage.

外科醫生切除了 Mei 的一小段迴腸,以治療腸阻塞。

passive or active surgical contexts: removed section of ileum

同義詞

文法句型

the ileum

part of the ileum

用法筆記

Often confused with 'ilium' (the upper part of the hip bone). In medical writing, 'ileum' refers only to the intestine section; spelling the two words correctly is important in clinical documentation.

常見錯誤

The X-ray showed a fracture in the ileum.
The X-ray showed a fracture in the ilium.
💡'ileum' is part of the intestine; 'ilium' is the hip bone.