ilium

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'Ilium', 'ilium': /ˈɪlɪəm/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Ilium', 'ilium': (il′ē əm)


Inflections of 'ilium' (n): npl: ilia

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
il•i•um  (il′ē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. il•i•a (il′ē ə).USA pronunciation [Anat.]
  1. Anatomythe broad, upper portion of either hipbone. See diag. under pelvis. 
  • Neo-Latin, special use of Medieval Latin īlium, as singular of Latin īlia; see ileum
  • 1705–1710

Il•i•um  (il′ē əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Ancient HistoryLatin name of ancient Troy. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ilium / ˈɪlɪəm/ ( -ia / -ɪə/)
  1. the uppermost and widest of the three sections of the hipbone
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Ilium / ˈɪlɪəm/
  1. the Latin name for ancient Troy
'ilium' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Troy - auxiliary - exile - haunch bone - hipbone - ileum - iliac - ilio- - innominate bone - ischium - jade - pelvic girdle - sacroiliac - troy

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