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Iliac

Iliac Meaning & Definition
Iliac Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Iliac?

[adj] (anatomy) of or relating to the ilium

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Iliac In Webster's Dictionary

\Il"i*ac\, a. [L. Iliacus, Gr. ?. See {Iliad}.] Pertaining to ancient Ilium, or Troy. --Gladstone.
\Il"i*ac\, a. [Cf. F. iliaque. See {Ileum}, and cf. {Jade} a stone.] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery. [Written also {ileac}.] 2. See {Ileac}, 1. [R.] {Iliac crest}, the upper margin of the ilium. {Iliac passion}. See {Ileus}. {Iliac region}, a region of the abdomen, on either side of the hypogastric regions, and below the lumbar regions.

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