Definition of ilium

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Ilium (n.) The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate..

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Ileum :: Ileum (n.) See Ilium.
Antitrochanter :: Antitrochanter (n.) An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays.
Iliac :: Iliac (a.) Pertaining to ancient Ilium, or Troy..
Iliac :: Iliac (a.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery..
Martagon :: Martagon (n.) A lily (Lilium Martagon) with purplish red flowers, found in Europe and Asia..
Monociliated :: Monociliated (a.) Having but one cilium.
Lily :: Lily (n.) A plant and flower of the genus Lilium, endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior three-celled ovary..
Mesentery :: Mesentery (n.) The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called mesocaecum, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc..
Supercolumniation :: Supercilium (n.) The eyebrow, or the region of the eyebrows..
Poupart''s Ligament :: Poupart's ligament () A ligament, of fascia, extending, in most mammals, from the ventral side of the ilium to near the symphysis of the pubic bones..
Ilio- :: Ilio- () A combining form used in anatomy to denote connection with, or relation to, the ilium; as, ilio-femoral, ilio-lumbar, ilio-psoas, etc..
Spermatozoid :: Spermatozoid (n.) The male germ cell in animals and plants, the essential element in fertilization; a microscopic animalcule-like particle, usually provided with one or more cilia by which it is capable of active motion. In animals, the familiar type is that of a small, more or less ovoid head, with a delicate threadlike cilium, or tail. Called also spermatozoon. In plants the more usual term is antherozoid..
Iliofemoral :: Iliofemoral (a.) Pertaining to the ilium and femur; as, iliofemoral ligaments..
Ilium :: Ilium (n.) The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate..
Flagellum :: Flagellum (v. t.) A long, whiplike cilium. See Flagellata..
Liad :: liad (n.) A celebrated Greek epic poem, in twenty-four books, on the destruction of Ilium, the ancient Troy. The Iliad is ascribed to Homer..
Ilial :: Ilial (a.) Pertaining to the ilium; iliac.
Supralapsarian :: Supra-ilium (n.) The cartilaginous cap at the sacral end of the ilium of some animals.
Cilium :: Cilium (n.) See Cilia.
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