In anatomy terms the difference between ilium and jejunum
is that ilium is the upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis while jejunum is the central of the three divisions of the small intestine which lies between the duodenum and the ileum.
As nouns the difference between ilium and jejunum
is that ilium is the ileum while jejunum is the central of the three divisions of the small intestine which lies between the duodenum and the ileum.
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
jejunum
Noun
(jejuna)
(anatomy) The central of the three divisions of the small intestine which lies between the duodenum and the ileum.
