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. 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

ileus
ileuses
ileus subparta
ilex
Ilex
ilexes
Ilex cornuta
Ilex decidua
Ilex glabra
Ilex paraguariensis
Ilheus encephalitis
Ilheus fever
Ilheus virus
ilia
iliac (current term)
iliac (current term)
iliacosubfascial fossa
iliacosubfascial hernia
iliacus
iliacus
iliacuses
iliacus minor
iliac aneurysm
iliac arteries
iliac artery
iliac artery
iliac bone
iliac branch of iliolumbar artery
iliac bursa
iliac colon

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