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ilium

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. ilium (noun)
  2. Ilium (geographical name)
  3. Troy (geographical name)
  4. fuit Ilium (foreign term)

il·i·um

noun \ˈi-lē-əm\
plural il·ia\-lē-ə\

Definition of ILIUM

: the broad, dorsal, upper, and largest of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis
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Origin of ILIUM

New Latin, alteration of Latin ilia
First Known Use: 1706

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

Rhymes with ILIUM

cilium, ileum, Ilium, milium, psyllium, trillium

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