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Iliac adj.

(Anat.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery. (Written also ileac)

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.

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Etymology of 'Iliac'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Iliac" Quotes from Famous Books

... was cured by the sufferer visiting the tomb of the saint, near Ulm, every May. The bites of certain reptiles are rendered harmless by music. Dr. Sydenham orders, in cases of iliac passion, a live kitten to be laid on the abdomen. Pigeons, split alive and applied to the soles of the feet, are efficacious in fevers and convulsions. Quincey says that yawning and laughing are infectious, and so are fear and shame; ...

— The Mysteries of All Nations • James Grant

... Realdus Columbus says, is it probable that such a quantity of blood should be required for the nutrition of the lungs; the vessel that leads to them, the vena arteriosa or pulmonary artery being of greater capacity than both the iliac veins? ...

— The Harvard Classics Volume 38 - Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) • Various

... of two large arteries that conduct blood to the pelvis and the legs. External iliac artery—the outer branch of an iliac artery that becomes the femoral artery. Hypogastric artery—internal iliac artery; the inner branch of an iliac artery that conducts blood to ...

— Surgical Anatomy • Joseph Maclise

... an article of medicine. If we wish, at any time, to prostrate the powers of life in the most sudden and awful manner, we have but to administer a dose of tobacco, and our object is accomplished. Hence its use in obstinate constipation, in cholic, in the iliac passion, ...

— A Dissertation on the Medical Properties and Injurious Effects of the Habitual Use of Tobacco • A. McAllister

... these affections will be considered later; it is often made easier by recognising the presence of a lesion that is likely to cause a cold abscess, such as tuberculous disease of the spine or of the sacro-iliac joint. When it is about to burst externally, it may be difficult to distinguish a tuberculous abscess from one due to infection with pyogenic organisms. Even when the abscess is opened, the appearances of the pus may not supply ...

— Manual of Surgery - Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. • Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

Words linked to "Iliac" : circumflex iliac vein, common iliac vein, external iliac artery, iliac vein, anatomy, ilium, external iliac vein, circumflex iliac artery