ischium

Noun

Meaning

The ventral and posterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; seat bone; the huckle bone.

One of the pleurae of insects.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ischial bone os ischii Ischia bone hip femur pubis ilium sphenoid coccyx sciatic tarsal hyoid hipbone hip bone
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Hypernyms

bone os

Phrases with the word

ischium bone

Derivatives

Ischia

Examples

Ischium of an Apatosaurus showing bite marks from a large theropod Apatosaurus was the second-commonest sauropod in the Morrison Formation ecosystem, after Camarasaurus. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ischiotibial ischiovaginal ischiovertebral ischium bone ischnacanthid ischnacanthiform