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Definition: Iliac crest
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.]
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2. See
Ileac, 1. [R.]
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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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