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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ilium \Il"i*um\, n. [See {Ileum}.] (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}.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ileum \Il"e*um\, n. [L. ile, ileum, ilium, pl ilia, groin, flank.] 1. (Anat.) The last and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine. [Written also {ileon}, and {ilium}.] 2. (Anat.) See {Ilium}. [R.] Note: Most modern writers restrict ileum to the division of the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Ilium n 1: an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War [syn: {Troy}, {Ilion}, {Ilium}] 2: the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone
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