íleo

See also: ileo and ileo-

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin īleus, from Ancient Greek εἰλεός (eileós).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈi.le.u/, /ˈi.li.u/ [ˈi.lɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈi.lju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈi.le.o/

Noun

íleo m (plural íleos)

  1. (anatomy) ileum (last division of small intestine)

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin īlĕus, from Ancient Greek εἰλεός (eileós), from εἰλῶ (eilô, “to twist”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈileo/ [ˈi.le.o]
  • Rhymes: -ileo
  • Syllabification: í‧le‧o

Noun

íleo m (plural íleos)

  1. (pathology) ileus

References

  1. ^ “íleo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

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