Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ilium"
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) 1.7 (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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