ILIUM

Ilium

The ilium is the uppermost and largest bone of the pelvis, and appears in most vertebrates including mammals and birds, but not bony fish. All reptiles have an ilium except snakes, although some snake species have a tiny bone which is considered to be an ilium.

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ilium

Noun

  1. The ileum.
  2. The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis.


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