ilium Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War
    Troy; Ilion.
  2. noun the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone

WordNet


Il"i*um noun
Etymology
See Ileum.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) 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. Written also ilion, and ileum.

Webster 1913