ischium (redirected from Ischium (bone))

ischium /is·chi·um/ (is´ke-um) pl. is´chia   [L.] the inferior dorsal portion of the hip bone (os coxae); it is a separate bone in early life.

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is·chi·um (sk-m)

n. pl. is·chi·a (-k-)

The lowest of the three major bones that constitute each half of the pelvis, distinct at birth but later becoming fused with the ilium and pubis. Also called ischial bone.

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ischi·adic (-dk) adj.

ischi·al (-l) adj.

ischi·atic (-tk) adj.

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ischium

the caudal, dorsal portion of the hip bone. See Table 10. See also os coxae.