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Medical Definition of Iliacus

1. Origin, iliac fossa; insertion, tendon of psoas, anterior surface of lesser trochanter, and capsule of hip joint; action, flexes thigh and rotates it medially; nerve supply, lumbar plexus. Synonym: musculus iliacus, iliac muscle. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Iliacus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The iliacus is a flat, triangular muscle which fills up the whole of the iliac fossa. It arises from the upper two-thirds of this fossa and from the inner ..."

2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1910)
"The iliacus (m. iliac-us) (Fig. 381) is a flat, triangular muscle which fills up the whole of the iliac fos.sa. ..."

3. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray (1918)
"The iliacus is a flat, triangular muscle, which fills the iliac fossa. It arises from the upper two-thirds of this fossa, and from the inner lip of the ..."

4. The Dissectors' Manual of Practical and Surgical Anatomy by Erasmus Wilson (1854)
"The iliacus and psoas arising from within the abdomen, can only be seen in their entire ... The tendon of the psoas magnus unites with that of the iliacus, ..."

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