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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⋅um

  [il-ee-uhm]
–noun
Latin name of ancient Troy.

Troy

  [troi]
–noun
1. Latin, Ilium. Greek, Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
2. a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit. 67,107.
3. a city in E New York, on the Hudson River. 56,638.
4. a city in W Ohio. 19,086.
5. a city in S Alabama. 12,587.
6. a male given name.
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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.]
Il·i·um   (ĭl'ē-əm)   
See Troy.
Troy   (troi)   

  1. also Il·i·on (ĭl'ē-ən, -ŏn') or Il·i·um (-ē-əm) An ancient city of northwest Asia Minor near the Dardanelles. Originally a Phrygian city dating from the Bronze Age, it is the legendary site of the Trojan War and was captured and destroyed by Greek forces c. 1200 B.C. The ruins of Troy were discovered by Heinrich Schliemann in 1871.

  2. A city of southeast Michigan, a residential and industrial suburb of Detroit. Population: 81,100.

  3. A city of eastern New York on the Hudson River northeast of Albany. Settled in the 1780s, it is a manufacturing center with a clothing industry. Population: 48,000.

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Medical Dictionary

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

Main Entry: troy
Pronunciation: 'troi
Function: adjective
: expressed in troy weight troy ounce>
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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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