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iliac
adjective il·i·ac \ˈi-lē-ˌak\
Definition of ILIAC
: of, relating to, or located on or near the ilium
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Variants of ILIAC
il·i·ac also il·i·al \ˈi-lē-əl\
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Origin of ILIAC
Late Latin iliacus, from Latin ilium
First Known Use: 1541
Rhymes with ILIAC
almanac, amberjack, anorak, antiblack, applejack, Arawak, Aurillac, back-to-back, bivouac, black-on-black, brainiac, bric-a-brac, Cadillac, camelback, canvasback, cardiac, carryback, celiac, cornerback, Cousin Jack, crackerjack, cul-de-sac, diamondback, fiddleback, Gay-Lussac, gunnysack, hackmatack, haversack, high-low-jack, huckaback, hydrocrack, ipecac, Kodiak, ladder-back, leatherback, lumberjack, maniac, medevac, Merrimack, mommy track, multipack, nunatak, Nunivak, off-the-rack, paperback, Pasternak, piggyback, quarterback, razorback, retropack, running back, sandarac, Sarawak, silverback, single-track, snapper-back, steeplejack, stickleback, Syriac, tamarack, theriac, tokamak, turtleback, umiak, Unimak, zodiac
Medical Dictionary
iliac
adjective il·i·ac \ˈil-ē-ˌak\
Medical Definition of ILIAC
1
: of, relating to, or located near the ilium <the iliac bone>
2
: of or relating to either of the lowest lateral abdominal regions
Variants of ILIAC
il·i·ac also il·i·al \ˈil-ē-əl\
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