superior iliac spine

collocation in English

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superior
adjective
uk
/suːˈpɪə.ri.ər/us
/səˈpɪr.i.ɚ/
better than average or better than other people or things of the ...
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iliac
adjective
uk
/ˈɪl.i.æk/us
/ˈɪl.i.æk/
relating to the ilium (= the widest of the three bones that form ...
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spine
noun[C]
uk
/spaɪn/us
/spaɪn/
the line of bones down the centre of the back that provides support for the body and protects the ...
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(Definition ofsuperior,iliacandspinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Anteriorly they blend with the deep surface of the iliofemoral ligament, and gain an attachment to the anterior inferioriliacspine.
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These indentations are created by a short ligament stretching between the posterior superioriliacspineand the skin.
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Medial to the anterior superioriliacspineit leaves the pelvic area through the lateral muscular lacuna.
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It travels to the anterior superioriliacspine, where it anastomoses with the ascending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex artery.
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Opposite the anterior superioriliacspineof the ilium, it gives off a large ascending branch.
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About 5 cm. behind the anterior superioriliacspinethere is a prominent tubercle on the outer lip.
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This anastamosis occurs around the anterior superioriliacspine.
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It emerges from the lateral border of the psoas major at about its middle, and crosses the iliacus muscle obliquely, toward the anterior superioriliacspine.
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Avulsion fractures occur where muscles are attached: anterior superior and inferior iliac spines, ischial tuberosities, and ischiopubic rami.
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It is thinner at the center than at the extremities, and ends in the anterior and posterior superior iliac spines.
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