ilium en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɪlɪəm/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īlium (“lower abdomen”), from īle (“flank”).
Meanings
-
The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone.
Holonyms: hip bone, os coxae < pelvis
- (obsolete) The ileum, part of the small intestine (in modern usage, misspelling of ileum).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ilion | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ilia | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
iliac · suprailium · ilio- · subilium
Relateds
acetabulum · ischium · pubis
Translations (20)
tl buto ng balakang (bone) · it osso iliaco (bone) · sv tarmben (bone) · es ilio (bone) · es ilión (bone) · nl darmbeen (bone) · es ilion (bone) · pt ílio (bone) · hu csípőcsont (bone) · is mjaðmarspaði (bone) · kmr kemax (bone) · ja 腸骨 (bone) · ca ili (bone) · pl kość biodrowa (bone) · cmn 腸骨 /肠骨 (bone) · fi suoliluu (bone) · cmn 髂骨 (bone) · ca os ilíac (bone) · ru подвздошная кость (bone) · pt ilíaco (bone)