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Ilium

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The ilium, spelled with an i in the second position, is the broad upper portion of the hip bone.

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The iliac crest, the ridge felt at the waist, is the upper edge of the ilium.

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The ilium belongs to the skeleton. Its sound-alike belongs to the digestive system.