Definition of Iliac
1. Adjective. Of or relating to the ilium.
Definition of Iliac
1. a. Pertaining to ancient Ilium, or Troy.
2. a. Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery.
Definition of Iliac
1. pertaining to the ilium [adj]
Medical Definition of Iliac
1.
1. Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery.
2. Iliac crest, the upper margin of the ilium.
3. Iliac region, a region of the abdomen, on either side of the hypogastric regions, and below the lumbar regions.
Alternative forms: ileac.
Origin: Cf. F. Iliaque.
(11 Mar 1998)
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