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ilium

[il-ee-uh m]
noun, plural il·i·a [il-ee-uh] /ˈɪl i ə/. Anatomy.
  1. 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

Historical Examples

  • This gentleman was elderly, and had a son on board the Ilia.

    Missy

    Miriam Coles Harris

  • By this time Ilia Ivanovitch was beginning to become bald and obese.

  • The ilia are not connected with the sacrum by ossified sacral ribs.

    The Vertebrate Skeleton

    Sidney H. Reynolds

  • The ribs which connect the sacral vertebrae with the ilia are however large.

    The Vertebrate Skeleton

    Sidney H. Reynolds

  • Ilia opens the third act, bewailing her unhappy love (aria, 19).

British Dictionary definitions for ilia

ilia

noun
  1. the plural of ilium
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Ilia

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

noun
  1. the Latin name for ancient Troy
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ilium

noun plural -ia (-ɪə)
  1. the uppermost and widest of the three sections of the hipbone
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Word Origin and History for ilia

Latin plural of ilium (see ileum).

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ilium

n.

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

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
ilia in Medicine

ilium

(ĭl′ē-əm)
n. pl. il•i•a (-ē-ə)
  1. The uppermost and widest of the three bones constituting either of the lateral halves of the pelvis.iliac bone
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ilia in Science

ilium

[ĭl′ē-əm]
Plural ilia
  1. The uppermost and widest of the three bones that fuse together to form each of the hipbones. See more at skeleton.
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Related formsiliac adjective
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