ILIAC (2)

Il″i‐ac, a. [[Cf. F. iliaque. See Ileum, and cf. Jade a stone.]] 1. 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery. [Written also ileac.]
2. 2. See Ileac, 1.
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.