ilium

[ il-ee-uh m ]

/ ˈɪl i əm /

noun, plural il·i·a [il-ee-uh] /ˈɪl i ə/. Anatomy.

the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.

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Origin of ilium

1705–1710; < New Latin, special use of Medieval Latin īlium, as singular of Latin īlia; see ileum

Related formspre·il·i·um, noun, plural pre·il·i·a.sub·il·i·um, noun, plural sub·il·i·a.

Can be confusedileum ilium Ilium

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Examples from the Web for ilia

The ribs which connect the sacral vertebrae with the ilia are however large.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
I want to know where a girl named Ilia is and how she vanished from my house.
The Tour|Louis Couperus
He is then prevented from committing suicide, but Ilia falls by her own hand.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Otto Jahn
But of these only two or three answer to the definition of true sacral vertebrae in being united to the ilia by small ribs.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

About two o'clock, a message was received that the Ilia had been boarded, and was in possession of the intelligence.
Missy|Miriam Coles Harris

British Dictionary definitions for ilia (1 of 4)

ilia

/ (ˈɪlɪə) /

noun

the plural of ilium

British Dictionary definitions for ilia (2 of 4)

Ilia

/ (ˈɪlɪə) /

noun

(in Roman legend) the daughter of Aeneas and Lavinia, who, according to some traditions, was the mother of Romulus and RemusSee also Rhea Silvia

British Dictionary definitions for ilia (3 of 4)

Ilium

/ (ˈɪlɪəm) /

noun

the Latin name for ancient Troy

British Dictionary definitions for ilia (4 of 4)

ilium

/ (ˈɪlɪəm) /

noun plural -ia (-ɪə)

the uppermost and widest of the three sections of the hipbone

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Word Origin and History for ilia (1 of 2)

ilia

Latin plural of ilium (see ileum).

Word Origin and History for ilia (1 of 2)

ilium

pelvic bone, 1706, Modern Latin, from Latin ilia (plural) "groin, flank" (see ileum).

Medicine definitions for ilia

ilium

[ ĭl′ē-əm ]

n. pl. il•i•a (-ē-ə)

The uppermost and widest of the three bones constituting either of the lateral halves of the pelvis.iliac bone

Science definitions for ilia

ilium

[ ĭl′ē-əm ]

Plural ilia

The uppermost and widest of the three bones that fuse together to form each of the hipbones. See more at skeleton.

Related formsiliac adjective