iliac

[ il-ee-ak ]

/ ˈɪl iˌæk /

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adjective

of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.

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Origin of iliac

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

OTHER WORDS FROM iliac

trans·il·i·ac, adjective

Words nearby iliac

ilex, Ilford, I.L.G.W.U., Ilhéus, ilia, iliac, iliac artery, iliac bone, iliac bursa, iliac colon, iliac crest

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How to use iliac in a sentence

Dr. Sydenham orders, in cases of iliac passion, a live kitten to be laid on the abdomen.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
The two veins which convey the impure blood back to the mother, to be purified, originate from the iliac artery, in the pelvis.
The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed|Frederick Hollick
In presentations of the lower extremities also the same, excepting that they are sacro iliac and so on, instead of occipito.
The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed|Frederick Hollick
In presentations of the face the same; they being mento iliac and so on, instead of occipito.
The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed|Frederick Hollick

When there is much free blood care must be taken that no clots are left in the iliac foss.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for iliac

iliac

/ (ˈɪlɪˌæk) /

adjective

anatomy of or relating to the ilium

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for iliac

iliac

[ ĭl′ē-ăk′ ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.