iliacus

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See also: Iliacus

English

Pronunciation

Noun

iliacus (plural iliaci)

  1. (anatomy) A flat triangular muscle that fills the iliac fossa.

Latin

Etymology

From īle.

Pronunciation

Adjective

īliacus (feminine īliaca, neuter īliacum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. colicky (suffering from colic)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

  • Catalan: ilíac
  • English: iliac
  • French: iliaque
  • Italian: iliaco

References

  • iliacus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • iliacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.