'Iliac' definitions:
Definition of 'iliac'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to the ilium
Definition of 'Iliac'
From: GCIDE
- Iliac \Il"i*ac\, a. [L. Iliacus, Gr. ?. See Iliad.] Pertaining to ancient Ilium, or Troy. --Gladstone. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Iliac'
From: GCIDE
- Iliac \Il"i*ac\, a. [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.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. See Ileac, 1. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'iliac'
From: GCIDE
- Ileac \Il"e*ac\, a. [See Ileum.]
- 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum. [Written also iliac.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. See Iliac, 1. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- Ileac passion. (Med.) See Ileus. [1913 Webster]