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Ile [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. ILE , so written by Pope for aile, a walk or alley in a church or public building. [Not in use.]

2. An ear of corn. [Not used.]

Ile [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Ear of corn.

2. An aisle.

3. An isle.

Ileac [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Pertaining to the ileum.

2. See Iliac, 1.

Ileocaecal [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Pertaining to the ileum and caecum.

Ileocolic [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Pertaining to the ileum and colon; as, the ileocolic, or ileocaecal, valve, a valve where the ileum opens into the large intestine.

Ileum [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.

2. See Ilium.

Ileus [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

Ilex [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. In botany, the generic name of the Holly-tree.

2. Also, the Quercus ilex or great scarlet oak.

Ilex [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The holm oak (Quercus Ilex).

2. A genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, including the common holly.