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ileo-
a combining form representing ileum in compound words.
ileostomy.
ileo-
combining form
indicating the ileum
ileostomy
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of ileo-1
Example Sentences
As resident minister, Leopoldville's top man in Katanga would be slight, sober Joseph Ileo, 40, a moderate who served as interim Premier of the Congo after erratic Patrice Lumumba was deposed in 1960.
Dozens of black delegations have shown up in Brussels, and recruiters are stationed there on behalf of the Leopoldville government of Joseph Ileo and the Katanga regime of Moise Tshombe.
More than 2,000 Belgians are employed by provincial governments and by Premier Joseph Ileo's central Congolese regime to run waterworks, power plants, to collect taxes and keep account books.
Calling the foreign press corps to his home, Premier Joseph Ileo produced the grinning prisoner in a striped charcoal-grey suit and green polka-dot tie.
With one voice, the leaders�Congolese President Joseph Kasavubu and Premier Joseph Ileo, Kasai Province's Albert Kalonji, Katanga Province's Moise Tshombe, and a covey of others�sent blunt warning to the U.N. to refrain from force and take no action until the Congo's black rulers could come up with a solution of their own.
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When To Use
Ileo- is a combining form used like a prefix representing the word ileum, the third and lowest division of the small intestine. It is often used in medical terms, especially in anatomy and pathology.Ileo- ultimately comes from the Latin Ä«±ô¾±²¹, meaning “side of the body between hips and groin; guts.â€What are variants of ileo-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, ileo- becomes ile-, as in ileectomy.
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