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Princeton's WordNet
iliacadjective
of or relating to the ilium
Wiktionary
iliacadjective
Of or pertaining to the ilium.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Iliacadjective
Relating to the lower bowels.
Etymology: iliacus, Latin.
The iliac passion is a kind of convulsion in the belly.
Those who die of the iliac passion have their bellies much swelled. John Floyer, on the Humours.
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iliac
Relating to the ilium, the large broad bone forming the upper part of each half of the pelvis, or to the region of the body where this bone is located.
Webster Dictionary
Iliacadjective
pertaining to ancient Ilium, or Troy
Iliacadjective
pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery
Iliacadjective
see Ileac, 1
Etymology: [L. Iliacus, Gr. . See Iliad.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Iliac
il′i-ak, adj. pertaining to the lower intestines.—ns. Il′eum, the lower part of the smaller intestine in man; Il′ium, the upper part of the hip-bone:—pl. Il′ia.—Ileus, Ileac, or Iliac passion, a severe colic with vomiting, &c. [Fr., through a Low L. iliacus—ilia, the flanks, the groin.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of iliac in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of iliac in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- ilíacCatalan, Valencian
- ilíacoSpanish
- cristaLatin
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