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

Figure 20.30 Major Branches of the Iliac Arteries The flow chart summarizes the distribution of the major branches of the common iliac arteries into the pelvis and lower limbs.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Ileac, or Iliac passion, a severe colic with vomiting, &c.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

The Iliac Bone.—The iliac or coxal bone, is a paired or non-symmetrical bone, united below to its fellow of the opposite side, while it is separated from it above by the sacrum.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

The Left Iliac Bone of the Human Being: External Surface, placed in the Position which it would occupy in the Skeleton of a Quadruped 79 44.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

There is, for instance, a chapter headed "Against Colic and the Iliac Passion," immediately followed by the subheading, "Method of Administering Clysters."

From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by Walsh, James Joseph