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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
ileum
    n 1: the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the
         cecum

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ileum \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.]
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Anat.) See Ilium. [R.]
      [1913 Webster]

   Note: Most modern writers restrict ileum to the division of
         the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone.
         [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ilium \Il"i*um\, n. [See Ileum.] (Anat.)
   The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either
   lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the
   hip bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate. [Written
   also ilion, and ileum.]
   [1913 Webster]

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