English words starting with il

Meanings of Il:

prefix

Variant spelling of in-1, in-2 assimilated before l (as in illustrate, illuminate ).

suffix

Forming adjectives and nouns such as civil and fossil.

abbreviation

Illinois (in official postal use).

Meanings of Ile:

suffix

Forming adjectives and nouns such as agile and juvenile.

Usage examples:

Decile

Meanings of Ilea:

noun

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

Usage examples:

The midgut eventually develops into distal duodenum, jejunum, ileum, caecum, appendix, ascending co…

Plural of ileum specialized

Meanings of Ileitis:

noun

Inflammation of the ileum.

Usage examples:

A woman patient of ours had had multiple operations on her bowel for ileitis and colitis induced by…

Meanings of Ileostomies:

noun

A surgical operation in which a damaged part is removed from the ileum and the cut end diverted to an artificial opening in the abdominal wall.

Usage examples:

Mucosal atrophy may result when dietary sources of fatty acids are lacking or when the fecal stream…

Meanings of Ileostomy:

noun

A surgical operation in which a damaged part is removed from the ileum and the cut end diverted to an artificial opening in the abdominal wall.

Usage examples:

Mucosal atrophy may result when dietary sources of fatty acids are lacking or when the fecal stream…

Meanings of Ileum:

noun

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

Usage examples:

The midgut eventually develops into distal duodenum, jejunum, ileum, caecum, appendix, ascending co…

Meanings of Ileus:

noun

A painful obstruction of the ileum or other part of the intestine.

Usage examples:

Gastric retention occurs in many gastric lesions besides outlet obstruction, like gastritis and gas…

Meanings of Ilex:

noun

The holm oak.

Usage examples:

It is made from the dried, pulverized bodies of a scale insect, coccus ilicis, which is a parasite …

Meanings of Ilexes:

noun

The holm oak.

Usage examples:

It is made from the dried, pulverized bodies of a scale insect, coccus ilicis, which is a parasite …

Meanings of Ilia:

noun

The large broad bone forming the upper part of each half of the pelvis.

Usage examples:

This tilting of the pelvis is effected by the gluteal muscles, which connect the ilium of the hip b…

Meanings of Iliac:

adjective

Relating to the ilium or the nearby regions of the lower body.

Usage examples:

The iliac artery

Meanings of Iliacus:

noun

A triangular muscle which passes from the pelvis through the groin on either side and, together with the psoas, flexes the hip.

Usage examples:

The femoral nerve may run buried in a cleft of the iliacus under the psoas.

Meanings of Iliad:

proper noun

A greek hexameter epic poem in twenty-four books, traditionally ascribed to homer, telling how achilles killed hector at the climax of the trojan war.

Meanings of Iliocostalis:

noun

A muscle with three parts in the back that keeps the main part of the body up straight

Meanings of Iliofemoral:

adjective

Relating to the ilium (= the widest of the three bones that form the pelvis) and femur (= the long bone in the upper part of the leg)

Usage examples:

The iliofemoral ligament, the iliofemoral artery

Meanings of Iliohypogastric:

adjective

Relating to the iliac areas of the abdomen (= stomach area) and hypogastrium (= lower part of the abdomen)

Usage examples:

An iliohypogastric nerve

Meanings of Ilioinguinal:

adjective

Relating to areas of the body around the hip and groin (= where the legs join the body)

Usage examples:

An ilioinguinal nerve

Meanings of Iliolumbar:

adjective

Relating to the hip or lower back areas of the body

Usage examples:

An iliolumbar ligament

Meanings of Iliopectineal:

adjective

Relating to the hip and pubis (= the lower central bone of the pelvis)

Usage examples:

The iliopectineal ligaments

Meanings of Iliopsoas:

noun

One of a pair of muscles that bends and turns the thigh and the spine at the level of the lower back

Meanings of Iliotibial:

adjective

Relating to the area between the hip and the tibia (= the large bone at the front of the lower leg)

Usage examples:

The iliotibial band

Meanings of Ilium:

noun

The large broad bone forming the upper part of each half of the pelvis.

Usage examples:

This tilting of the pelvis is effected by the gluteal muscles, which connect the ilium of the hip b…

Meanings of Ilka:

adjective

Each, every.

Meanings of Ilkane:

pronoun

Each one.