Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Inflammation of the ileum.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, inflammation of the ileum.
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- noun pathology Inflammation of the
ileum .
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- noun inflammation of the ileum
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The doctors chose to conceal, not only from the public but from Eisenhower, what Snyder later characterized as “a burned-out terminal ileitis.”
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The doctors chose to conceal, not only from the public but from Eisenhower, what Snyder later characterized as “a burned-out terminal ileitis.”
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In 1955 he had suffered a major heart attack, in early 1956 he had undergone an operation for ileitis, and in late 1957 he had had a minor stroke.
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Several hours before she was to arrive, barium tests revealed that he might be suffering an acute recurrence of the ileitis condition he had had as president.
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Eisenhower had suffered a heart attack in 1955, and then, in June of 1956, had been stricken with ileitis, which had necessitated surgery.
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Eisenhower had suffered a heart attack in 1955, and then, in June of 1956, had been stricken with ileitis, which had necessitated surgery.
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Other people with special nutritional needs who should definitely take a multivitamin include anyone who is pregnant, likely to become pregnant, or breast-feeding; anyone with a disorder that impairs digestion or absorption, such as colitis, ileitis, or pancreatitis; or anyone with a chronic, nutrient-depleting illness, such as cancer or AIDS.
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Other people with special nutritional needs who should definitely take a multivitamin include anyone who is pregnant, likely to become pregnant, or breast-feeding; anyone with a disorder that impairs digestion or absorption, such as colitis, ileitis, or pancreatitis; or anyone with a chronic, nutrient-depleting illness, such as cancer or AIDS.
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He had a stroke, and he also had ileitis, an operation which is very serious, in which he had to go under an antiseptic.
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He had no sooner recovered from this than he underwent abdominal surgery for ileitis, and then at the very beginning of his second term in November of 1957, he suffered a stroke, and so again he seemed an extremely inappropriate president because of these three well-publicized illnesses.
The Mortal Presidency: Illness and Anguish in the White House
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