íleo

See also: ileo and ileo-

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈi.le.u/, /ˈi.li.u/ [ˈi.lɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈi.lju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈi.le.u/, /ˈi.li.u/ [ˈi.lɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈi.lju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈi.le.o/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈi.lju/

Noun

íleo m (plural íleos)

1. (anatomy) ileum (last division of small intestine)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin īlĕus, from Ancient Greek εἰλεός (eileós), from Ancient Greek εἰλῶ (eilô, “to twist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈileo/ [ˈi.le.o]
• Rhymes: -ileo
• Syllabification: í‧le‧o

Noun

íleo m (plural íleos)

1. (pathology) ileus

Further reading

• “íleo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014