ilium
noun
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
ilium
1 American
[il-ee-uhm]
/ ˈɪl i əm /
noun
Anatomy.
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ilia
plural
Ilium
2
American
[il-ee-uhm]
/ ˈɪl i əm /
noun
ilium
1
British
/ ˈɪlɪəm /
noun
Ilium
2
British
/ ˈɪlɪəm /
noun
ilium
Scientific
/ ĭl′ē-əm /
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ilia
plural
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The uppermost and widest of the three bones that fuse together to form each of the hipbones.
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Origin of ilium
1705–1710; < New Latin, special use of Medieval Latin īlium, as singular of Latin īlia; see ileum
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Many of the downregulated genes are involved in turning cartilage to bone, whereas many of the upregulated genes maintain cartilage, Capellini says, and possibly act to keep the ilium in a cartilaginous stage for longer.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 16, 2022
That uniformity, the researchers say, is a sign that natural selection put—and continues to put—intense pressure on the ilium to develop in a highly specific way.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 16, 2022
The ilium forms the large, fan-shaped superior portion, the ischium forms the posteroinferior portion, and the pubis forms the anteromedial portion.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The ilium is the fan-like, superior region that forms the largest part of the hip bone.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The origin is fleshy, half from the anterior edge of the ilium and from the median dorsal ridge of this bone and half from the posterior one or two free dorsal vertebrae.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
All due respect to Helen of Troy, this was the dinger that launch'd a thousand ships, and burnt the topless towers of Ilium.
From Golf Digest ● Jan. 9, 2019
Thirty percent of the workforce is imported from surrounding communities like Norwood, Montrose, Ophir, Ilium, Placerville and Sawpit, according to the survey.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2014
Telski has purchased or leased three properties so far: one in Mountain Village, one in Ilium and another in Fairway Four.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2014
This was Argos whom Odysseus had bred but never worked, because he left for Ilium too soon.
From Time Magazine Archive
He got to sleep soundly when he was only three hours from Ilium, with his legs splayed toward the entrance of the busy dining car.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
Humans have shorter, rounded ilia that flare out and curve around.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 16, 2022
Great apes have relatively elongated ilia that lie flat against the back of the animals, as well as relatively narrow birth canals.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 16, 2022
The reshaped ilia provide attachment points for the muscles that make upright walking more stable, and a wider birth canal accommodates our big-brained babies.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 16, 2022
The spine curved and grew longer; the ilia or wings of the pelvis flattened out; the last vertebrae became a flexible lever on which the body's weight was poised.
From Time Magazine Archive
What matters it whether my mixtures be addressed to the refined organization of rank, or the dura ilia rasorum?—I shall live and die an apothecary.
From A Day's Ride A Life's Romance by Charles James Lever
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