Iliac

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Iliac \Il"i*ac\, a. [L. Iliacus, Gr. ?. See {Iliad}.]
     Pertaining to ancient Ilium, or Troy. --Gladstone.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Ileac \Il"e*ac\, a. [See {Ileum}.]
     1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum. [Written also {iliac}.]
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     2. See {Iliac}, 1. [R.]
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     {Ileac passion}. (Med.) See {Ileus}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Iliac \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}.]
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     2. See {Ileac}, 1. [R.]
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     {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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  iliac
       adj : of or relating to the ilium