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ilium

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Paired endochondral bone that is the dorsal-most of the pelvic bones, offering attachment areas for gluteal muscles on its main surface [PHENOSCAPE:ad]. [ https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/60 https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/105 ]

Term info

Label

ilium

Synonyms
  • iliac bone
  • ilium bone
  • os iliacum
  • os ilii
  • os ilium
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

latin term
os ilium [ FMA : 16589 FMA : TA ]

contributor

https://github.com/cmungall, https://github.com/mellybelly

dubious for taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_8570

external definition

Paired, rodlike endochondral bones that constitute the anterior pelvic girdle.[AAO]

external ontology notes

this is_a hip bone in MA.

id

UBERON:0001273

taxon notes

All reptiles have an ilium except snakes, although some snake species have a tiny bone which is considered to be an ilium