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OS ISCHII

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does os ischii mean? 

OS ISCHII (noun)
  The noun OS ISCHII has 1 sense:

1. one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the iliumplay

  Familiarity information: OS ISCHII used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OS ISCHII (noun)


Sense 1

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 ("os ischii" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

Holonyms ("os ischii" 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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