ilium

¹ American  

[il-ee-uhm] / ˈɪl i əm /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

ilia

1. the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.

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Ilium ² American  

[il-ee-uhm] / ˈɪl i əm /

noun

1. Latin name of ancient Troy.

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Ilium ¹ British  

/ ˈɪlɪəm /

noun

1. the Latin name for ancient Troy

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ilium ² British  

/ ˈɪlɪəm /

noun

1. the uppermost and widest of the three sections of the hipbone

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ilium Scientific  

/ ĭl′ē-əm /

plural

ilia

1. The uppermost and widest of the three bones that fuse together to form each of the hipbones.

2. See more at skeleton

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Other Word Forms

• preilium noun
• subilium noun

Etymology

Origin of ilium

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

Example Sentences

But among modern humans, those regulatory bits in the ilium show strikingly little variation.

From Science Magazine

In 2019, the Wakes found the theropod ilium and the duck-billed dinosaur hindquarters that were excavated this summer.

From Seattle Times

Dr. Mörs found two frog bones: a skull and a hip bone called an ilium.

From New York Times

Mörs found two frog bones: a skull and a hip bone called an ilium, one of which resembled those of a living family of frogs called Calyptocephalellidae or helmeted frogs.

From Fox News

Strong ligaments connect it to the ilium bones of the pelvis: these joints are L-shaped and capable of a small amount of movement.

From The Guardian