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ILIACUS

\ˈɪlɪˌakəs], \ˈɪlɪˌakəs], \ˈɪ_l_ɪ__ˌa_k_ə_s]\

Definitions of ILIACUS

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences

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Large muscle of the hip.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

I. internus- i. Externus, Pyramidalis.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

Origin: Upper half of iliac fossa, ala of sacrum, ilio-lumbar and sacro-iliac ligaments. Insertion: Small trochanter, along with psoas. Nerve: Anterior crural. Action: Flexes thigh and rotates it out; flexes body on thigh.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

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