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ISCHIAL BONE
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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:
Hypernyms ("ischial bone" is a kind of...):
bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)
Holonyms ("ischial bone" 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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