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IL'IAC, a. [L. iliacus, from ilia, the flank, or small intestines; Gr. to wind.] Pertaining to the lower bowels, or to the ileum. The iliac passion, is a violent and dangerous kind of colic, with an inversion of the peristaltic motion of the bowels.

iliac appears in definitions for these words:
Aorta Contortion Gluteal Hypogastric Iliac

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