Definition of Iliac

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the ilium.

Category relationships: Anatomy, General Anatomy
Partainyms: 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. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the ilium. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Iliac

ileorectostomy
ileorrhaphy
ileosigmoidostomy
ileostomies
ileostomy
ileotomy
ileotransversostomy
ilesite
ileum
ileus subparta
ileuses
ilex
ilexes
ilia
iliac (current term)
iliac aneurysm
iliac arteries
iliac artery
iliac bone
iliac branch of iliolumbar artery
iliac bursa
iliac colon
iliac crest
iliac fascia
iliac fossa
iliac furrow
iliac furrows
iliac horn
iliac horns

Literary usage of Iliac

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 External iliac Vein commences at the termination of the femoral, beneath the crural arch, and, passing upward along the brim of the pelvis, ..."

2. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Allen Thomson, George Dancer Thane (1882)
"The left common iliac vein lies to the inner side of and below the left artery. On the right side there are three reins in proximity to the artery ..."

3. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1910)
"Some branches pierce the Gluteus minimus to supply the hip-joint. Surface Marking.—The position of the three main branches of the internal iliac, ..."

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