Definition

1. Noun:
   • Ileum: In anatomy, "ruột hồi" is the final and longest segment of the small intestine, located between the jejunum and the cecum (the beginning of the large intestine). Its primary functions are to absorb nutrients, especially vitamin B12 and bile salts.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sau khi thức ăn được tiêu hóa ở ruột non, phần lớn sự hấp thụ chất dinh dưỡng cuối cùng xảy ra ở ruột hồi. (After food is digested in the small intestine, the final major absorption of nutrients occurs in the ileum.)
  • Bác sĩ phẫu thuật cần cắt bỏ một đoạn ruột hồi bị viêm. (The surgeon needed to remove a section of inflamed ileum.)

Advanced Usage

• Medical Terminology: The term is almost exclusively used in medical, biological, or anatomical contexts.
  • Viêm ruột hồi is the specific medical term for "ileitis" (inflammation of the ileum).
  • Hội chứng ruột hồi mù is the term for "blind loop syndrome," a condition that can affect this part of the intestine.

Variants and Related Words

• Ruột non (n): Small intestine. The ileum is a part of the small intestine.
• Ruột tá (n): Jejunum. The middle segment of the small intestine, preceding the ileum.
• Hồi tràng (n): A less common synonym for "ruột hồi," also meaning ileum.
• Ruột già (n): Large intestine. The ileum connects to the large intestine at the cecum.

Synonyms

• Hồi tràng (n): Ileum (a direct synonym, using Sino-Vietnamese word components).
• Đoạn cuối ruột non (n): The final segment of the small intestine (a descriptive phrase).

Related Phrases / Compound Terms

• Viêm ruột hồi (n): Ileitis.
• Hồi tràng viêm (n): Another term for ileitis.
• Van hồi manh tràng (n): Ileocecal valve (the valve connecting the ileum to the cecum).

1. (giải phẫu) Ileum