Ileum vs. Colon — What's the Difference?

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.

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

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The terminal portion of the small intestine extending from the jejunum to the cecum.

A section of a metrical period in quantitative verse, consisting of two to six feet and in Latin verse having one principal accent.

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

An analogous unit or division of classical Greek or Latin prose.

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

The section of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum.

See Ilium.

See Table at currency.

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

The punctuation mark ":".

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

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

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

(anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)

(obsolete) A husbandman.

A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.

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

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.

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

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

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

A port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal

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