Medical Root

ile/o

ileum

From Medieval Latin ileum, from Latin ilia, flanks, guts

Meaning

What does ile/o mean?

ile/o is a root meaning ileum. It comes from Medieval Latin ileum, from Latin ilia, flanks, guts.

Inside words it is spelled ile.

Ileum with an e is the last part of the small intestine; ilium with an i is the hip bone.

In real words

ileostomy
1. Rootile/oileum
2. Suffix-ostomysurgical creation of an opening
an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall that gives waste a new way out of the body
ileitis
1. Rootile/oileum
2. Suffix-itisinflammation
inflammation of the ileum, the last part of the small intestine
ileal
1. Rootile/oileum
2. Suffix-alpertaining to
relating to the ileum
ileocolitis
inflammation of the lining of the ileum and the colon

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Practice it

ile/o is one of 9 parts in this lesson. Learn them together, then take real words apart.