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ilium
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ilium has 2 senses
- ilium(n = noun.location) ilion, troy - an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War; Array is a kind of city, metropolis, urban center
- ilium(n = noun.body) Array - the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone; Array is a kind of bone, os
is a part of anatolia, asia minor
has parts: arteria iliaca, iliac artery
is a part of hip, pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis
CIDE DICTIONARY
ilium, n. [See Ileum.].
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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ilium, n. (pl. ilia)
1 the bone forming the upper part of each half of the human pelvis.
2 the corresponding bone in animals.
1 the bone forming the upper part of each half of the human pelvis.
2 the corresponding bone in animals.
Etymology
ME f. L
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