Noun: ilium (ilia) i-lee-um
- The upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone
"The ilium forms the upper part of the hip"
- An ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War
- Troy, Ilion
Sounds like: illusions, elusions, allusilium, i
Derived forms: ilia
Type of: bone, city, metropolis, os[2], urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]
Part of: Anatolia, Asia Minor, hip, pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis
Encyclopedia: Ilium, New York