ilium

Signification (Anglais)

  1. The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone.
  2. (obsolete) The ileum, part of the small intestine (in modern usage, misspelling of ileum).

Synonymes

Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈɪlɪəm/
Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Latin īlium (“lower abdomen”), from īle (“flank”).

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