In anatomy terms the difference between ilium and ileum
is that ilium is the upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis while ileum is the last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
As nouns the difference between ilium and ileum
is that ilium is the ileum while ileum is the last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
As a proper noun Ilium
is another name of Troy.
ilium
Alternative forms
* ilion
Noun
(ilia)
(anatomy, obsolete) The ileum.
(anatomy) The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis.
Coordinate terms
* ischium
* pubis
Derived terms
* iliac
ileum
Noun
(ilea)
(anatomy) The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
Derived terms
* ileal
* ileitis
* ileostomy
* ileotomy
* ileus
