ISCHIUM (ischia)
Dictionary entry overview: What does ischium mean? • ISCHIUM (noun)
The noun ISCHIUM has 1 sense:
1. one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium
Familiarity information: ISCHIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ISCHIUM (noun)
Meaning:
One of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
ischial bone; ischium; os ischii
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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