Meanings
iliac1
adjectiveiliac (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating 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 1, Excerpta Medica, →ISBN, page 483, →ISBN
Iliac2
adjectiveIliac (comparative more Iliac, superlative most Iliac)
comparative more Iliac · superlative most Iliac
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
iliac · adjective
- Proto-Indo-European*welH-
- Ancient Greekεἴλω (eílō)
- Ancient Greekεἰλέω (eiléō)
- Ancient Greekεἰλεός (eileós)der.?
- Latinīle
- Latinīliacu
- Frenchiliaque
- Englishiliac
From French iliaque, from Late Latin īliacus, Latin īlium.
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Catalan ilíac
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Polish biodrowy
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Portuguese ilíaco
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Russian подвздо́шный
- подвздо́шный (podvzdóšnyj)Translations
Spanish ilíaco
- ilíacoTranslations
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APA
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“iliac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iliac. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iliac,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iliac.
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