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ilion

ilion is the obsolete form of ilium.

Meaning of ilium

Noun

ilium (plural ilia)

  1. The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone.
    • Holonyms: hip bone, os coxae < pelvis
  2. (obsolete) The ileum, part of the small intestine (in modern usage, misspelling of ileum).

See all 3 meanings of ilium

Questions about ilion

What is ilion the obsolete form of?
Ilion is the obsolete form of ilium.

Words near ilion in the dictionary

  1. ilioischiac
  2. ilioischial
  3. ilioischiatic
  4. iliolumbar
  5. iliolumboaortic
  6. ilion
  7. ilioparietal
  8. iliopectineal
  9. iliopelvic
  10. iliophagous
  11. Iliopoulos

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