Ilium vs. Iliac — What's the Difference?

Alternative name for Troy, especially the 7th-century BC Greek city

Of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.

The uppermost and widest of the three bones constituting either of the lateral halves of the pelvis.

Relating to the ilium.

(anatomy) The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis.

Pertaining to ancient Ilium, or Troy.

The ileum, part of the small intestine (in modern usage, ileum).

Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery.

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.

See Ileac, 1.

An ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War

Of or relating to the ilium

The upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone