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Ilium


Il′i-um

,
Noun.
[See
Ileum
.]
(Anat.)
The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See
Innominate bone
, under
Innominate
.
[Written also
ilion
, and
ileum
.]

Definition 2024


Ilium

Ilium

See also: ilium and -ilium

English

Proper noun

Ilium

  1. another name of Troy

Related terms

Translations

ilium

ilium

See also: Ilium and -ilium

English

Alternative forms

  • ilion (4th to 7th centuries)

Noun

ilium (plural ilia)

  1. (anatomy) The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis.
  2. (anatomy, obsolete) The ileum, part of the small intestine.

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Usage notes

Note that in modern usage, ilium always refers to the bones of the hip and pelvis while ileum always refers to the part of the small intestine. To remember the different spellings, one rule is that there is an i in the middle of ilium and one in hip.

Translations


Latin

Noun

īlium

  1. genitive plural of īle
  2. the abdomen below the ribs, groin, flanks[1]
  3. the entrails

References

  1. http://latinlexicon.org/search_latin.php