ileus

noun2

1. •
   Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract, due to failure of peristalsis.
2. •
   (no longer used) Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract from any cause.

   • When ileus comes on in a case of strangury, they prove fatal in seven days, unless, fever supervening, there be a copious discharge of urine. — 1849