ilio-
1
a combining form representing ilium, in compound words:
iliofemoral.
1831 R. Knox Cloquet'sAnat. 193Ilio-lumbar Ligament..by which the fifth lumbar vertebra and the os innominatum are connected.
1840 G. V. Ellis Anat. 126The last dorsal and ilio-inguinal nerves.
1840 E. Wilson Anat. Vade M. (1851) 259The ilio-femoral articulation.
1845 Todd & Bowman Phys. Anat. I. 141The strong ilio-sacral ligaments, which tie the bones together behind.
1866 Huxley Preh. Rem. Caithn. 92The depth of the true pelvis, from the iliopectineal eminence to the tuberosity of the ischium.
1870 Rolleston Anim. Life 21The iliopectineal spine..is absent.
1871 Huxley Anat. Vert. vi. 294In..birds..The iliosciatic interval is..converted into a foramen.
1879 Holden Anat. (ed. 4) 400The two muscles..may be considered as one, and are sometimes called the ilio-psoas.
1883 Martin & Moale Vertebr. Dissect. 163The sciatic nerve..issues from the pelvis by the ilio-sciatic foramen.
1
ORIGIN: from ilium 3 : see -o- .
2
ORIGIN: from ilium 1 : see -o- .
ilio-
combining form
Etymology: New Latin ilium
: iliac and
< iliocostal >
< iliopelvic >
< iliocostal >
< iliopelvic >
ilio-
Prefix
- anatomy Pertaining to the ilium.
Derived terms
English words prefixed with ilio-