iliac
- adjective
- /ˈɪliæk/
- Specialized
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iliaco
- During the examination, the doctor pointed to the iliac crest to show the location of the injury.
Examples
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He has now has bilateral iliac artery aneurysms and he has many of the clinical features we see in EDS patients.
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And if you had good iliac fixation, even if you had bad aortic fixation, you had no migration.
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They called it a blood machine, the anti war protesters, the iliac machine.
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That sort of Bony Ridge is your iliac Crest, the Tensorfacea latte.
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The surgeon explained that the damage was located in the iliac region of the pelvis.
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The iliac bones play a crucial role in supporting the body's weight while standing.
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.1
One of two large blood vessels in the lower belly that carries blood to the pelvis and legs
- Specialized
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4.6
A large blood vessel from the main vessel in the belly that sends blood to the hips and legs
- Specialized
1
5.9
A large blood vessel on each side of the lower abdomen that carries blood to the leg
- Specialized
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5.1
A large vein in the hip area that carries blood from the legs to the main vein in the belly
- Specialized
A blood vessel in the lower belly that carries blood to the skin and a nearby thigh muscle
- Specialized
A large vein on each side of the lower body that joins to form the vein to the heart
- Specialized
A large vein in the pelvis that carries blood from the leg to the heart
- Specialized
A blood vessel inside the pelvis that supplies blood to pelvic organs and buttocks
- Specialized
A vein inside the pelvis that joins the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Iliac comes from the Latin ilium, the name for the broad upper bone of the pelvis, and that old word meant 'flank' or 'side'. So iliac means 'relating to the ilium', in other words 'relating to the hip or side of the pelvis'.