ilium

il·i·um

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

Origin:
1705–1710; < Neo-Latin, special use of Medieval Latin īlium, as singular of Latin īlia; see ileum

pre·il·i·um, noun, plural pre·il·i·a.
sub·il·i·um, noun, plural sub·il·i·a.

ileum, ilium, Ilium.
Dictionary.com Unabridged

Il·i·um

[il-ee-uhm]
noun
Latin name of ancient Troy.
ileum, ilium, Ilium.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To ilium
00:10
Ilium is always a great word to know.
So is medial cuneiform. Does it mean:
wedge-shaped bone, especially one of three bones in the tarsus of the foot
bone in the distal row of the carpus at the base of the thumb
Collins
World English Dictionary
ilium (ˈɪlɪəm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -ia
the uppermost and widest of the three sections of the hipbone

Ilium (ˈɪlɪəm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the Latin name for ancient Troy

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Science Dictionary
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
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature