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Webster 1913 Edition

Iliac

Il′i-ac

,
Adj.
[L.
Iliacus
, Gr. [GREEK]. See
Iliad
.]
Pertaining to ancient Ilium, or Troy.
Gladstone.

Il′i-ac

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
iliaque
. See
Ileum
, and cf.
Jade
a stone.]
1.
(Anat.)
Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis;
as, the
iliac
artery
.
[Written also
ileac
.]
2.
See
Ileac
, 1.
[R.]
Iliac crest
,
the upper margin of the ilium.
–
Iliac passion
.
See
Ileus
.
–
Iliac region
,
a region of the abdomen, on either side of the hypogastric regions, and below the lumbar regions.

Webster 1828 Edition

Iliac

IL'IAC

,
Adj.
[L. iliacus, from ilia, the flank, or small intestines; Gr. to wind.] Pertaining to the lower bowels, or to the ileum. The iliac passion, is a violent and dangerous kind of colic, with an inversion of the peristaltic motion of the bowels.

Definition 2024

Iliac

Iliac

See also: iliac

English

Adjective

Iliac ‎(comparative more Iliac, superlative most Iliac)

  1. Relating to ancient Ilium, or Troy.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Gladstone to this entry?)

iliac

iliac

See also: Iliac

English

Adjective

iliac ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the ilium.

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Etymology

Latin Iliacus.

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