'Iliac region' definitions:
Definition of 'Iliac region'
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]