iliac adjective & noun. ['ɪlɪak] E16.
[Late Latin iliacus, from ilia: see ILEUM, ILIUM, -AC.]
A. adjective.
1. Of the nature of or pertaining to ileus; pertaining to or affecting the ileum. Chiefly in iliac passion below. Now rare or obsolete. E16.

2. Of or pertaining to the flank, or to the ilium or hip-bone. M16.
Special collocations: iliac artery: branching from the abdominal aorta and supplying the legs and pelvis. iliac passion (now rare or obsolete) = ILEUS. iliac vein any of several major veins draining blood from the lower body to the inferior vena cava.
b. noun.
1. = ILEUS. Only in M16.

2. An iliac artery, vein, etc. L18.

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