| NOUN | body | ischial bone, ischium, os ischii | one of the three sections of the hipbone |
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| Meaning | One of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium. | |
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| Synonyms | ischium, os ischii | |
| Part of | hip, hip joint, coxa, articulatio coxae | The ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum |
| pelvis, pelvic girdle, pelvic arch, hip | The structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates | |
| Broader | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
| Spanish | isquion, os ischii | |
| Catalan | isqui, ísquium | |
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