ischium
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ischium
[is´ke-um]the inferior, dorsal portion of the hip bone. See anatomic Table of Bones in the Appendices.
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is·chi·um
, gen.is·chi·i
, pl.is·chi·a
(is'kē-ŭm, is'kē-ī, is'kē-ă), [TA] Avoid the mispronunciation ish'ē-ŭm.The lower and posterior part of the hip bone, distinct at birth but later becoming fused with the ilium and pubis; it consists of a body, where it joins the ilium and superior ramus of the pubis to form the acetabulum, and a ramus joining the inferior ramus of the pubis.
Synonym(s): os ischii [TA], ischial bone
[Mod. L. fr. G. ischion, hip]
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ischium
(ĭs′kē-əm)n. pl. is·chia (-kē-ə)
The lowest of the three major bones that constitute each half of the pelvis.
is′chi·al (-əl) adj.
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is·chi·um
, pl. ischia (is'kē-ŭm, -ă) [TA]The lower and posterior part of the hip bone, distinct at birth but later becoming fused with the ilium and pubis; it consists of a body, where it joins the ilium and superior ramus of the pubis to form the acetabulum, and a ramus joining the inferior ramus of the pubis.
Synonym(s): ischial bone.
Synonym(s): ischial bone.
[Mod. L. fr. G. ischion, hip]
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ischium
The lowest of three bones into which the innominate bone, comprising one side of the pelvis, is divided. The ischial tuberosities are the bony prominences on which we normally sit.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
ischium
the ventral bone of the PELVIC GIRDLE in vertebrates, bearing the weight of a sitting human.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005