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ilium

/ˈɪliəm/
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Other forms: ilia

Definitions of ilium
  1. noun
    the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone
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    type of:
    bone, os
    rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
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