Definition of Ilium

1. Noun. An ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War.

Exact synonyms: Ilion, Troy
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Anatolia, Asia Minor
Member holonyms: Dardan, Dardanian, Trojan
Derivative terms: Trojan

2. Noun. The upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone.
Generic synonyms: Bone, Os
Terms within: Arteria Iliaca, Iliac Artery
Group relationships: Hip, Pelvic Arch, Pelvic Girdle, Pelvis

Definition of Ilium

1. n. 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.

Definition of Ilium

1. Proper noun. another name of Troy ¹

2. Noun. (anatomy obsolete) The ileum. ¹

3. Noun. (anatomy) The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ilium

1. a bone of the pelvis [n ILIA]

Medical Definition of Ilium

1. The upper and largest, part of the bony pelvic girdle (iliac wing). The ilium articulates on its inner aspect with the sacrum (sacroiliac joint). (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ilium

iliosacral
iliosciatic
iliosciatic notch
iliospinal
iliothoracopagus
iliotibial
iliotibial band
iliotibial tract
iliotrochanteric
iliotrochanteric ligament
ilioxiphopagus
ilities
ility
ilium
ilixanthin
ilizarov technique
ilk
ilka
ilkaday
ilkadays
ilke
ilkon
ilkoon
ilks
ill
ill-advised
ill-advisedly
ill-affected

Literary usage of Ilium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"Anterior view. apex of the transverse process of the last lumbar vertebra to the crest of the ilium immediately in front of the sacro-iliac articulation. ..."

2. Ilios: The City and Country of the Trojans: the Results of Researches and by Heinrich Schliemann (1880)
"THE founders of Novum Ilium built their city both to the east and to the south of Hissarlik,2 and used this hill as their Acropolis and the seat of their ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The site of the Greek Ilium is marked by the low mound of Hissarlik ("place ... The Greek Ilium may have been founded about 700 BC It is noticeable that no ..."

4. Troy: Its Legend, History and Literature by Samuel Greene Wheeler Benjamin (1880)
"Historic Ilium. ., ™, . jj * \ • Far more certain than this obscure legend ... So strong was the general conviction that Ilium had been the scene of some ..."

5. Publications by English Historical Society (1842)
"... redit ad ilium aeta- tis statum, quo fuit anno quando passus est Christus. Verum post passionem Domini, crescente fide catholica, ..."

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