Look up: ILEUS

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   Ileus
   Bowel obstruction
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   Ileus
   Ileus: Obstruction of the intestine due to it being paralyzed. The paralysis does not need to be complete to cause ileus, but the intestine must be so inactive that it prohibits the passage of food and leads to blockage of the intestine. Ileus commonly follows some types of surgery. It can result also from certain drugs, injuries, and illnesses. Ir ...
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   Ileus
   Il'e·us noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., ..., from ... to roll up.] (Medicine) 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, or iliac, passion .
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   ileus
   <gastroenterology, surgery> An obstruction of the intestines. ... Origin: L., Gr. Eileos, from eilein = to roll up ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   Ileus
   `Ileus` is a disruption of the normal propulsive gastrointestinal motor activity from non-mechanical mechanisms. Motility disorders that result from structural abnormalities are termed mechanical bowel obstruction. Some mechanical obstructions are misnomers, such as gallstone ileus and meconium ileus, and are not true examples of ileus by the classic definition .
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   ileus
   (il´e-әs) failure of appropriate forward movement of the contents of the intestine due to nonmechanical causes, such as disturbances in neural stimulation (adynamic ileus). The principal symptoms are abdominal pain and distention, constipation, and vomiting in which the vomitus may contain fecal material. Ileus is...
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   Ileus
   • (n.) 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.
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   ileus
   (L.; Gr. eileos, from eilein to roll up) obstruction of the intestines.
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   ileus
   Mechanical, dynamic, or adynamic obstruction of the bowel; may be accompanied by severe colicky pain, abdominal distention, vomiting, absence of passage of stool, and often fever and dehydration. [G. eileos, intestinal colic, from eil, to roll up tight]
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