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il⋅i⋅um

  [il-ee-uhm]
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–noun, plural il⋅i⋅a  [il-ee-uh] . Anatomy.
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.

Origin:
1705–1710; < NL, special use of ML īlium, as sing. of L īlia; see ileum
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il·i·a   (ĭl'ē-ə)   
n.  Plural of ilium.
il·i·um   (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.

[Late Latin īlium, groin, flank, variant of Latin īlia.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ilia
plural of ILIUM

Main Entry: il·i·um
Pronunciation: 'il-E-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural il·ia /-E-&/
: the dorsal, upper, and largest one of the three bones composing either lateral half of the pelvis that in humans is broad and expanded above and narrower below where it joins with the ischium and pubisto form part of the acetabulum
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ilium il·i·um (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. Also called iliac bone.

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ilium   (ĭl'ē-əm)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural ilia
The uppermost and widest of the three bones that fuse together to form each of the hipbones. See more at skeleton.

iliac adjective
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