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  • English Word Ihram Definition The peculiar dress worn by pilgrims to Mecca.
  • English Word Ik Definition I.
  • English Word Il- Definition A form of the prefix in-, not, and in-, among. See In-.
  • English Word Ile Definition Ear of corn.
  • English Word Ile Definition An aisle.
  • English Word Ile Definition An isle.
  • English Word Ileac Definition Pertaining to the ileum.
  • English Word Ileac Definition See Iliac, 1.
  • English Word Ileocaecal Definition Pertaining to the ileum and caecum.
  • English Word Ileocolic Definition Pertaining to the ileum and colon; as, the ileocolic, or ileocaecal, valve, a valve where the ileum opens into the large intestine.
  • English Word Ileum Definition The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
  • English Word Ileum Definition See Ilium.
  • English Word Ileus Definition A morbid condition due to intestinal obstruction. It is characterized by complete constipation, with griping pains in the abdomen, which is greatly distended, and in the later stages by vomiting of fecal matter. Called also ileac, / iliac, passion.
  • English Word Ilex Definition The holm oak (Quercus Ilex).
  • English Word Ilex Definition A genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, including the common holly.
  • English Word Iliac Definition Pertaining to ancient Ilium, or Troy.
  • English Word Iliac Definition Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery.
  • English Word Iliac Definition See Ileac, 1.
  • English Word Iliacal Definition Iliac.
  • English Word Ilial Definition Pertaining to the ilium; iliac.
  • English Word Iliche Definition Alike.
  • English Word Ilicic Definition Pertaining to, or derived from, the holly (Ilex), and allied plants; as, ilicic acid.
  • English Word Ilicin Definition The bitter principle of the holly.
  • English Word Ilio- Definition A combining form used in anatomy to denote connection with, or relation to, the ilium; as, ilio-femoral, ilio-lumbar, ilio-psoas, etc.
  • English Word Iliofemoral Definition Pertaining to the ilium and femur; as, iliofemoral ligaments.
  • English Word Iliolumbar Definition Pertaining to the iliac and lumbar regions; as, the iliolumbar artery.
  • English Word Iliopsoas Definition The great flexor muscle of the hip joint, divisible into two parts, the iliac and great psoas, -- often regarded as distinct muscles.
  • English Word Ilium Definition The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate.
  • English Word Ilixanthin Definition A yellow dye obtained from the leaves of the holly.
  • English Word Ilk Definition Same; each; every.