Ileum vs. Colon

Ileumnoun

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

Ileumnoun

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

Ileumnoun

See Ilium.

Ileumnoun

the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum

Ileumnoun

the third portion of the small intestine, between the jejunum and the caecum.

Ileum

The ileum () is the final section of the small intestine in most higher vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds. In fish, the divisions of the small intestine are not as clear and the terms posterior intestine or distal intestine may be used instead of ileum.

Colonnoun

The punctuation mark ":".

Colonnoun

(rare) The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).

Colonnoun

(rhetoric) A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.

Colonnoun

(palaeography) A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.

Colonnoun

(anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus

Colonnoun

(obsolete) A husbandman.

Colonnoun

A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.

Colonnoun

That part of the large intestines which extends from the cæcum to the rectum. [See Illust. of Digestion.]

Colonnoun

A point or character, formed thus [:], used to separate parts of a sentence that are complete in themselves and nearly independent, often taking the place of a conjunction.

Colonnoun

the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted

Colonnoun

the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos

Colonnoun

the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos

Colonnoun

a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal

Colonnoun

a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)