ilium
pronunciation
How to pronounce ilium in British English:
UK ['ɪlɪəm]
How to pronounce ilium in American English:
US ['ɪlɪrm]
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- Noun:
- the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone
Word Origin
- ilium (n.)
- pelvic bone, 1706, Modern Latin, from Latin ilia (plural) "groin, flank" (see ileum).
Example
- 1. Straight fracture of posterior wing ilium .
- 2. Long bone of the hind limb articulating with the ilium and the tibiofibula .
- 3. Ilium will endure forever , said the boastful trojans as they looked at its solid walls and its noble buildings .
- 4. Objectiveto study the effect of self ilium periosteum free state transplantation on curing femoral neck fracture .
- 5. Large flat bone articulating backward with the sacral vertebra ; the juncture of the ilium and the ischium is where the hind limb is attached .