/ˈɪlɪəm/
OriginBorrowed from Latin īlium (“lower abdomen”), from īle (“flank”).
- The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone.
“Holonyms: hip bone, os coxae < pelvis”
- obsoleteThe ileum, part of the small intestine (in modern usage, misspelling of ileum).
Formsilia(plural) · ilion(alternative)