iliac
/ˈɪliæk/
iliac adjective: relating to the ilium.
Adjective (1)
iliac (not comparable)
- Relating to the ilium.
- Five of the 16 patients required simultaneous FF bypass and iliaco-femoral bypass; 2, required simultaneous FF bypass and iliac thrombo-endoarterectomy (Table II).1989, Antonio Strano, Salvatore Novo, editors, Advances in Vascular Pathology 1989: Proceedings of the 15th World Congress of the International Union of Angiology, Rome, 17–22 September 1989, volume...
Adjective (2) capitalized: Iliac
Iliac (comparative more Iliac, superlative most Iliac)
iliac meaning in Tamil
iliac in Tamil
- இடுப்பெலும்புப் பகுதி சார்ந்த, அடிவயிற்றறைச் சிரை, இடுப்பெலும்பின், இலியம் எலும்பின், உடல் மடக்குதசை, புடைதாங்கிக்குரிய
Examples of iliac in a sentence
- Apollo's belt, the iliac furrow, is also known as an athlete's girdle or Adonis belt.
- His physique is like a Roman god with very pronounced iliac furrows or Apollo's belt.
- I forgot to press down in addition to in and up on her iliac crests during my patient assessment.
Forms of iliac
| comparative | more Iliac |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Iliac |
Origin of iliac
From French iliaque, from Late Latin īliacus, Latin īlium.
Latin Iliacus.
Words formed from iliac
- anterior superior iliac spine
- aortoiliac
- autoiliac
- bisiliac
- brachyiliac
- common iliac artery
- common iliac vein
- dolichoiliac
- external iliac artery
- iliac artery
- iliac crest
- iliac fossa
- iliac furrow
- iliac horn syndrome
- iliac passion
- interiliac
- internal iliac artery
- ischioiliac
- occipitoiliac
- sacroiliac
- subiliac
- superiliac
- suprailiac
- transiliac
- vertebroiliac
Phrases with iliac
Questions about iliac
- What does iliac mean?
- Iliac means relating to the ilium.
- What is iliac in Tamil?
- Iliac in Tamil is இடுப்பெலும்புப் பகுதி சார்ந்த, அடிவயிற்றறைச் சிரை, இடுப்பெலும்பின். See Iliac meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is iliac?
- Iliac is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce iliac?
- Iliac is pronounced /ˈɪliæk/.
Words near iliac in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: iliac (page history and authors); Iliac (page history and authors); iliac (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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