ilium

About 0.54 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone.
2. noun The ileum, part of the small intestine (in modern usage, misspelling of ileum).

Similar words

ilion troy ischium hip bone iliac crest pubis ischial tuberosity iliac fossa iliac artery ileocecum

Often followed by

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Word family

ilia