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Ilium

Ilium Meaning & Definition
Ilium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ilium?

[n] the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone
[n] an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ilium: Ilion | Troy

Related Terms | Find terms related to Ilium:

See Also | Anatolia | arteria iliaca | Asia Minor | bone | city | Dardan | Dardanian | hip | iliac artery | metropolis | os | pelvic arch | pelvic girdle | pelvis | Trojan | urban center

Ilium In Webster's Dictionary

\Il"i*um\, n. [See {Ileum}.] (Anat.) The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See {Innominate bone}, under {Innominate}. [Written also {ilion}, and {ileum}.]

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