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ilia

/ˈɪliə/ /ˈɪliæ/

Meanings
noun
The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis.

Examples :

"The doctor palpated the patient's ilia to check for any tenderness after the fall. "
anatomy body physiology medicine organ part

Related Words

Illustration patient

patient noun

/ˈpeɪʃənt/

A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.

"The patient followed the doctor's instructions carefully. "

Illustration digesting

digesting verb

/daɪˈdʒɛstɪŋ/ /dɪˈdʒɛstɪŋ/

To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.

"to digest laws"

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Illustration intestine

intestine noun

/ɪnˈtɛstaɪn/ /ɪnˈtɛstɪn/

(often pluralized) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.

"After eating lunch, the food traveled through her intestines. "

Illustration difficulty

difficulty noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

The state of being difficult, or hard to do.

"The difficulty of the math problem made it hard for many students to solve it. "

Illustration palpated

palpated verb

/ˈpælpeɪtɪd/ /ˈpælpətɪd/

To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly in reference to an area or organ of the human body.

"I palpated his expired heart."

Illustration problem

problem noun

/ˈpɹɒbləm/ /ˈpɹɑbləm/

A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.

"The leaky faucet in the kitchen is a problem that needs fixing. "

Illustration hipbone

hipbone noun

/ˈhɪpboʊn/

One of two roughly symmetrical skeleton parts, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial and pubic bones, that together form the sides of the pelvis.

"The doctor examined the X-ray, pointing to a small fracture on the patient's left hipbone. "

Illustration tenderness

tenderness noun

/ˈtɛn.də.nɪs/ /ˈtɛn.dɚ.nɪs/

A tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings

"When the lovers were together, their cold indifference gave way to love and tenderness."

Illustration suspected

suspected verb

/səsˈpɛktɪd/

To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.

"to suspect the presence of disease"

Illustration widest

widest adjective

/ˈwaɪdəst/

Having a large physical extent from side to side.

"We walked down a wide corridor."

Illustration abdominal

abdominal noun

/æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/ /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/

A fish of the order Abdominales.

"The aquarium contained several abdominal, small, colorful fish. "