ileus

American  

[il-ee-uhs] / ˈɪl i əs /

noun

Pathology.

1. intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.

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ileus British  

/ ˈɪlɪəs /

noun

1. obstruction of the intestine, esp the ileum, by mechanical occlusion or as the result of distension of the bowel following loss of muscular action

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Etymology

Origin of ileus

1700–10; < Latin īleus colic < Greek eileós, equivalent to eile- (stem of eílein to roll) + -os noun suffix

Example Sentences

"The FDA updated the side effect profile of Ozempic in late September 2023 to include ileus, a temporarily paralysis of the intestinal muscles."

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2023

Is the seat or cause of the ileus always below the valve of the colon, and that of the cholera above it?

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

The ileus vanished; the swelling was carried off.

From Memorials of the Faithful by `Abdu'l-Bahá

V. Inverted motions of the intestinal canal with all the lymphatics, which open into it, constitute the ileus, or iliac passion; in which disease it sometimes happens, that clysters are returned by the mouth.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

The same retrograde motions affect the whole intestinal canal in ileus; and the œsophagus in globus hystericus.

From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus