ilium
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uppermost and largest part of the hip bone, and appears in most vertebrates (including mammals and birds), but not bony fish or snakes
Key facts
- Latin
- os ilium
- Mesh
- D007085
- Ta98
- A02.5.01.101
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Research
11,158 papers- Chronological metamorphosis of the auricular surface of the ilium: a new method for the determination of adult skeletal age at death.American journal of physical anthropology · 1985
- Ilium morphological variation during growth in forager populations.Journal of human evolution · 2025
- [Ilium honeycomb].The Pan African medical journal · 2013
- Desmoplastic fibroma of the ilium: A case report with 4-month follow-up and literature review.Medicine · 2025
- Minimally invasive screw fixation of the anterior pelvic ring and the distal ilium : Tips and tricks to be successful.Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie · 2025
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Wikidata facts
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- Category:Ilium (bone)
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- Ilium
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C32765
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Encyclopedic overview
The ilium (/ˈɪliəm/) (pl.: ilia) is the uppermost and largest region of the coxal bone, and appears in most vertebrates including mammals and birds, but not bony fish. All reptiles have an ilium except snakes, with the exception of some snake species which have a tiny bone considered to be an ilium.
The ilium of the human is divisible into two parts, the body and the wing; the separation is indicated on the top surface by a curved line, the arcuate line, and on the external surface by the margin of the acetabulum.
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