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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ilium /ˈɪlɪəm/

▶noun (pl. ilia) the large broad bone forming the upper part of each half of the pelvis.

– origin ME (orig. denoting the ileum): from L., sing. of ilia ‘flanks, entrails’.

'ilium' also found in these Oxford entries:

hip bone - hip joint - ileum - iliac - sacroiliac

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