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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/105 https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/60 ]
Term info
Label
ilium
Synonyms
- iliac bone
- ilium bone
- os iliacum
- os ilii
- os ilium
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
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.
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
illium
has relational adjective
iliac
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
Term relations
Subclass of:
- iliac endochondral element
- endochondral bone
- lateral structure
- pelvic girdle bone/zone
- in_lateral_side_of some pelvic girdle skeleton
- develops_from some iliac cartilage element
- part of some innominate bone
- contributes to morphology of some pelvic girdle bone/zone
Related from:
part of
- supraacetabular buttress
- brevis shelf
- preacetabular process
- transverse pelvic ridge
- iliac neck
- dorsal iliac process
- iliac spine
- iliac fossa
- dorsal iliac ridge
- posterior process of ilium
- postacetabular zone
- body of ilium
- iliac blade
- posterodorsal process of ilium
- supraacetabular crest
- supraacetabular rim
- ilial shaft
- interilial region
- acetabular part of hip bone
- iliac crest
- pubic peduncle