Iliac
[iliæk]
Definition
(a.) Pertaining to ancient Ilium, or Troy.
(a.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery.
(a.) See Ileac, 1.
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Definition
adj. pertaining to the lower intestines.—ns. Il′eum the lower part of the smaller intestine in man; Il′ium the upper part of the hip-bone:—pl. Il′ia.—Ileus Ileac or Iliac passion a severe colic with vomiting &c.
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