sacroiliac /sa·cro·il·i·ac/ (-il´e-ak) pertaining to the sacrum and ilium, or to their articulation.
sacroiliac
sacroiliac,
sac·ro·il·i·ac (s k r - l  -k, s kr-)adj. Of, relating to, or affecting the sacrum and ilium and their articulation or associated ligaments. n. The sacroiliac region or cartilage. |
sacroiliac
[sā′krō·il′ē·ak]
Etymology: L, sacer + ilium, flank
pertaining to the part of the skeletal system that includes the sacrum and the ilium bones of the pelvis.
sacroiliac,
adj pertaining to the immoveable joint formed by the sacrum of the inferior spinal column and the ilium of the posterior pelvis.
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Sacroiliac.
sacroiliac
pertaining to the sacrum and the ilium, or the joint between these two bones, or to the part of the back where these bones meet on both sides of the back.
sacroiliac joint
see Table 11.
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