Associations to the word «Ilium»

Wiktionary

ILIUM, noun. (anatomy) The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis.
ILIUM, noun. (anatomy) (obsolete) The ileum, part of the small intestine.
ILIUM, proper noun. Another name of Troy

Dictionary definition

ILIUM, noun. An ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War.
ILIUM, noun. The upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King