ileus

ileus is a 5-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A morbid condition due to intestinal obstruction. It is characterized by complete constipation, with griping pains in the abdomen, which is greatly distended, and in the later stages by vomiting of fecal matter. Called also ileac, / iliac, passion. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 7 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A morbid condition due to intestinal obstruction. It is characterized by complete constipation, with griping pains in the abdomen, which is greatly distended, and in the later stages by vomiting of fecal matter. Called also ileac, / iliac, passion.
2. noun. blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel

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