iliac

American  

[il-ee-ak] / ˈɪl iˌæk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.

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iliac British  

/ ˈɪlɪˌæk /

adjective

1. anatomy of or relating to the ilium

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Other Word Forms

• transiliac adjective

Etymology

Origin of iliac

First recorded in 1510–20; ili(um) + -ac

Example Sentences

Each internal iliac artery sends branches to the urinary bladder, the walls of the pelvis, the external genitalia, and the medial portion of the femoral region.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The aorta divides at approximately the level of vertebra L4 into a left and a right common iliac artery but continues as a small vessel, the median sacral artery, into the sacrum.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The common iliac arteries provide blood to the pelvic region and ultimately to the lower limbs.

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In addition to blood supply from the external and internal iliac veins, the middle sacral vein drains the sacral region into the common iliac vein.

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These latter are almost always joined to one another by a fusion of their spinous processes; the two or three last vertebræ are similarly united to the iliac bones, between which they are fixed.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard