IL'IAC, adjective [Latin 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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.