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ilium

[il-ee-uh m]

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

the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.

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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British Dictionary definitions for subilium

Ilium

noun

the Latin name for ancient Troy

ilium

noun plural -ia (-ɪə)

the uppermost and widest of the three sections of the hipbone
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Word Origin and History for subilium

ilium

n.

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

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subilium in Medicine

subilium

[sŭb-ĭl′ē-əm]

n.

The portion of the ilium contributing to the acetabulum.
Related formssub•il′i•ac′ (-ăk′) adj.

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
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subilium in Science

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
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