Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to ancient Ilium, or to the Trojan, war; Ilian: as, “the Iliac cycle,”
- Pertaining to the ileum; ileac. Also
iliacal . - Of or pertaining to the ilium or flank-bone.
- noun An iliac artery.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to ancient Ilium, or Troy.
- adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis.
- adjective rare See
Ileac , 1. - adjective the upper margin of the ilium.
- adjective See
Ileus . - adjective a region of the abdomen, on either side of the hypogastric regions, and below the lumbar regions.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the
ilium .
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- adjective of or relating to the ilium
Etymologies
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Examples
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When the pus forms in front of the joint, it may spread laterally in the iliac fossa as an _iliac abscess_ or may gravitate downwards in the hollow of the sacrum and emerge on the buttock through the sacro-sciatic foramen -- _sub-gluteal abscess_.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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The right common iliac is shorter than the left, nearly vertical in its direction, and ascends behind and then lateral to its corresponding artery.
VII. The Veins. 3d. The Veins of the Lower Extremity, Abdomen, and Pelvis 1918
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The lengths of the common iliac and hypogastric arteries bear an inverse proportion to each other, the hypogastric artery being long when the common iliac is short, and vice versa.
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Dr. Leibel recommends locating the "bony landmarks" -- the last rib and the top of the hipbone (also known as the iliac crest) -- and measuring halfway in between.
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It presents a large, smooth, concave surface, called the iliac fossa, which gives origin to the Iliacus and is perforated at its inner part by a nutrient canal; and below this a smooth, rounded border, the arcuate line, which runs downward, forward, and medialward.
II. Osteology. 6c. The Bones of the Lower Extremity. 1. The Hip Bone 1918
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The posterior portion, known as the iliac tuberosity, is elevated and rough, for the attachment of the posterior sacroiliac ligaments and for the origins of the Sacrospinalis and Multifidus.
II. Osteology. 6c. The Bones of the Lower Extremity. 1. The Hip Bone 1918
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Just below the line of the iliac crest, especially marked in fat subjects, is a shallow groove termed the iliac furrow, while in the site of the inguinal ligament a sharper fold known as the fold of the groin is easily distinguishable.
XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 7. Surface Anatomy of the Abdomen 1918
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He had one daughter, and there his hopes of posterity ended; for soon afterward his wife died of a violent illness which the doctors called iliac passion.
Mauprat George Sand 1840
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The bone marrow was taken from the top of the pelvic bone, an area called the iliac crest.
Emaxhealth 2010
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Most athletes suffering from IE see constriction in their exterior artery, but he had it in both the exterior and common iliac.
Blood flow condition forces Kelly Benefit Strategies’ Ian MacGregor to retire from bike racing 2010
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