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Iliac

Definition

adjective

(anatomy)

(1) Of, relating to, or situated near the ilium, as in iliac fossa.

(2) Of or pertaining to a region of the abdomen, especially on either sides of the lowest lateral abdominal regions.


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Word origin: ilium + -ac.

See also: ilium

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