ILIAC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does iliac mean? 

• ILIAC (adjective)
  The adjective ILIAC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the ilium

  Familiarity information: ILIAC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ILIAC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the ilium

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

Pertainym:

ilium (the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone)

 Context examples 

A predominate bone structure which borders the ilium wing stretching from the anterior superior iliac spine to the posterior superior iliac spine.

(Iliac Crest, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A blood vessel arising from the anterior side of the internal iliac artery that supplies the base of the bladder, prostate gland and seminal vesicles.

(Inferior Vesical Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

Any of the three veins including the common, external and internal iliac veins.

(Iliac Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

The lowest central region of the abdomen, below the umbilical region and between the two iliac regions.

(Hypogastric Region, NCI Thesaurus)

A blood vessel arising from the internal iliac artery that supplies blood to the pelvic muscles and bones.

(Iliolumbar Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

Any artery arising from the external iliac artery.

(External Iliac Artery Branch, NCI Thesaurus)

A blood vessel running parallel to the iliolumbar artery connected to the deep circumflex iliac and lumbar veins that drains into the internal iliac vein.

(Iliolumbar Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

A lymph node located along the external iliac artery.

(External Iliac Lymph Node, NCI Thesaurus)

An external iliac artery branch that supplies blood to the anterior abdominal wall.

(Epigastric Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

Aorto-iliac occlusive disease reconstruction, peripheral vascular bypass surgery, angioplasty or stent; or percutaneous intervention to the extremities; 4.

(History of Peripheral Vascular Disease, NCI Thesaurus)