| ilium |
L. ilium = the flank and the iliac bone. The dorsal bone of the three bones forming the pelvis. The ilium supports the sacrum. Originally so called because the small intestines are largely supported by this bone, and the old term for the small intestines was ilia (plural of ilium). See figure at antitrochanter.
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| iliopsoas muscle |
Large muscles starting at L-1 and becoming wider as it picks up segments from the lower lumbar spine; combines with the iliacus muscle before attaching to the lesser trochanter of the hip.
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| iliac crest |
Lateral edge of the hip; generally the site of a hip pointer.
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| ilium |
Major bony component of the pelvis. There is one on each side, joined to the sacrum via the right and left sacroiliac joints.
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| iliac crest |
The edge of the hip bone from which marrow is usually sampled for diagnosis of blood cell diseases.
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