Found 2 items, similar to ilium.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Ilium
Ilium
n 1: an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the
Trojan War [syn:
Troy,
Ilion]
2: the upper and widest of the three bones making up the
hipbone
English → English (gcide)
Definition: ilium
Ileum
\Il"e*um\, n. [L. ile, ileum, ilium, pl. ilia, groin,
flank.]
1. (Anat.) The last, and usually the longest, division of the
small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large
intestine. [Written also
ileon, and
ilium.]
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2. (Anat.) See
Ilium. [R.]
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Note: Most modern writers restrict ileum to the division of
the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone.
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