intestinal_obstruction (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *intestinal obstruction*:
NOUN	state	intestinal obstruction, ileus	blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel

English > *intestinal obstruction*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	Blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel.
Synonym	ileus
Broader	enteropathy	A disease of the intestinal tract
Broader	obstruction, blockage	The physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
Spanish	íleo

HyperDic: intestinal_obstruction