ILIAC FOSSAE
\ˈɪlɪˌak fˈɒsiː], \ˈɪlɪˌak fˈɒsiː], \ˈɪ_l_ɪ__ˌa_k f_ˈɒ_s_iː]\
Definitions of ILIAC FOSSAE
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are two in number; the internal, the depression presented by the ilium on its interior, and at the upper part in which the Iliacus internus is lodged: - and the external, an excavation on the outer surface of the same bone, occupied by the Glutaei muscles.
By Robley Dunglison
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