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ILIOTIBIAL BAND

\ˌɪlɪətˈɪbɪəl bˈand], \ˌɪlɪətˈɪbɪəl bˈand], \ˌɪ_l_ɪ__ə_t_ˈɪ_b_ɪ__ə_l b_ˈa_n_d]\

Definitions of ILIOTIBIAL BAND

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Part of fascia lata winch forms a sheath for the tensor fasciae femoris.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A thickening of the fascia running down the outer side of the thigh.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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