Ileal

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to the ileum. not-comparable

Example

"Gastric surgeons at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston are recruiting normal-weight or thin diabetic patients for a study of a surgical procedure called ileal transposition."

Etymology

From ileum + -al.

Related phrases

ileal papilla

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