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Is ileus a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ileus is a Scrabble US word. The word ileus is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is ileus a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ileus is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

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Yes. The word ileus is a Words With Friends word. The word ileus is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

ILEUS,LIEUS,

4-letter words (9 found)

ISLE,LEIS,LIES,LIEU,LUES,SEIL,SILE,SLUE,ULES,

3-letter words (12 found)

ELS,LEI,LES,LEU,LIE,LIS,SEI,SEL,SUE,SUI,ULE,USE,

2-letter words (6 found)

EL,ES,IS,LI,SI,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 30 words from ileus according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of ileus

ileus lieus ielus eilus leius elius ilues liues iules uiles luies ulies ieuls eiuls iuels uiels euils ueils leuis eluis lueis uleis eulis uelis ilesu liesu ielsu eilsu leisu elisu ilseu liseu isleu sileu lsieu slieu ieslu eislu iselu sielu esilu seilu lesiu elsiu lseiu sleiu esliu seliu iluse liuse iulse uilse luise ulise ilsue lisue islue silue lsiue sliue iusle uisle isule siule usile suile lusie ulsie lsuie sluie uslie sulie ieusl eiusl iuesl uiesl euisl ueisl iesul eisul iseul sieul esiul seiul iusel uisel isuel siuel usiel suiel eusil uesil esuil seuil useil sueil leusi elusi luesi ulesi eulsi uelsi lesui elsui lseui sleui eslui selui lusei ulsei lsuei sluei uslei sulei eusli uesli esuli seuli useli sueli

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Definitions and meaning of ileus

ileus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īleus, from Ancient Greek εἰλεός (eileós, “intestinal obstruction”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪliəs/
  • Rhymes: -ɪliəs

Noun

ileus (plural ileuses or ilei)

  1. (medicine, modern usage) Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract, due to failure of peristalsis.
  2. (medicine, broad definition, now rare) Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract from any cause.
    • 1796, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia, Volume II: Classes of Diseases, IV: Diseases of Association, Ordo III: Retrograde Associate Motions, Genus II: Catenated with sensitive motions,
      The perpetual vomiting in ileus is caused in like manner by the defective excitement of the sensorial power of association by the bowel, which is torpid during the intervals of pain; and the stomach sympathizes with it.

Derived terms

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See also

  • volvulus

References

  • Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary, 22nd edition, W. B. Saunders, 1977
  • “ileus” in The Concise Oxford Dictionary, seventh edition, Oxford University Press, 1982.
  • “ileus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Lieus

Czech

Noun

ileus m inan

  1. ileus

Declension

Further reading

  • ileus in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • ileus in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French iléus.

Noun

ileus n (plural ileusuri)

  1. ileus

Declension


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