iliac region

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iliac region - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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