ileus

5 letters · noun · scores 800 in SpellHuntr

noun

blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel

Ileus in a sentence

When ileus comes on in a case of strangury, they prove fatal in seven days, unless, fever supervening, there be a copious discharge of urine.

You must expect to lose from 40% to 60% of all acute post operative ileuses, and about 20% of your sub-acute cases.

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