ilia

< /ˈɪl i ə/. Anatomy.

1. the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.

noun

1. the plural of ilium

noun

1. (in Roman legend) the daughter of Aeneas and Lavinia, who, according to some traditions, was the mother of Romulus and RemusSee also Rhea Silvia

noun

1. the Latin name for ancient Troy

noun plural -ia (-ɪə)

1. the uppermost and widest of the three sections of the hipbone

Latin plural of ilium (see ileum).

n.

pelvic bone, 1706, Modern Latin, from Latin ilia (plural) “groin, flank” (see ileum).

n. pl. il•i•a (-ē-ə)

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

Plural ilia

1. The uppermost and widest of the three bones that fuse together to form each of the hipbones. See more at skeleton.