ilium

  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).

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɪlɪəm/
Etymology

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

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