Definitions for Iliac

Iliac il·i·ac

Spelling: [il-ee-ak]
IPA: /ˈɪl iˌæk/

Iliac is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 37 anagrams from letters in Iliac (aciil).

Definitions for Iliac

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.

Origin of Iliac

First recorded in 1510-20; ili(um) + -ac

Examples for Iliac

The iliac section never articulates with the vertebral column.

The sacrum is situated between the two iliac bones; with which it articulates, and contributes to the formation of the pelvis.

Exceptionally, pyloric tumors have been felt as low as the iliac crest or even in the hypogastric region.

At the left groin, the iliac vein was greatly distended with pus.

It is not united with its fellow, and is represented by a plate with slightly developed pubic and iliac processes.

She drew the girl to the window and pointed to a group of dim figures near the iliac bushes.

The country doctors again brought in a verdict of iliac passion.

In the Dipnoi there is a simple median cartilage, articulated with the limb, but not provided with an iliac process.

The gibbon exhibits this iliac expansion through the sitting posture which developed his ischial callosities.

In Elasmobranchii the two girdles unite ventrally, but the iliac section is only slightly developed.

Word Value for Iliac
Scrable

7

Words with friends

9

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