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Ischium

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The lowest of the three major bones that constitute each half of the pelvis.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The lowest of the three bones that make up each side of the pelvis.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. In anatomy, the posterior part of the pelvic arch in vertebrates, the lowermost of the three parts forming the os innominatum.

n. In Crustacea, the third joint of the normally 7-jointed leg; the ischiopodite.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium

Word Usage

"At the level of a line extending from the lower part of the symphysis pubis to the spine of the ischium is a thickened whitish band in this upper layer of the diaphragmatic part of the pelvic fascia."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

os bone

Cross Reference

tuber ischii ramus of the ischium bone

Variant

Ischia

Form

ischial ischiatic ischiadic

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

ischial fourchette deltoid tuberosity maxillary