Ileus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ileus \Il"e*us\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to roll up.]
     (Med.)
     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


     passion} or {iliac passion}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ileus
       n : blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that
           prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to
           the lower bowel [syn: {intestinal obstruction}]