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ISCHIUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: ischia   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium

Synonyms:

ischial bone; ischium; os ischii

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("ischium" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

Holonyms ("ischium" is a part of...):

articulatio coxae; coxa; hip; hip joint (the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum)

hip; pelvic arch; pelvic girdle; pelvis (the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates)

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