ilium
IPA: ɪɫiʌm
noun
- (anatomy) The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis.
- (anatomy, obsolete) The ileum, part of the small intestine (in modern usage, misspelling of ileum.).
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Examples of "ilium" in Sentences
- They barely protrude above the ilium.
- They cover the lateral surface of the ilium.
- It includes a narrow ilium and long ischium.
- Another six panels depict the sack of Ilium.
- In the pelvis, the ilium, ischium and pubis are fused.
- The ilium is elongated with a length of six vertebrae.
- The iliacus originates on the iliac fossa of the ilium.
- Both the pectoral girdle and the ilium are large and strong.
- Further enlargement of the ilium and reduction of the pubis in the hip.
- The preacetabular process of the ilium widens laterally, and does not taper.
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