Ilium

Ilium

Top hip bone to which the sacral vertebrae attach.

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The thin, bladelike section superior to the hip socket on the innominate bone.

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The upper part of the bony pelvis which forms the receptacle for the head of the femur at the hip joint.

ilium

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Top hip bone to which the sacral vertebrae attach.

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Lower small intestine.

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