hip·bone

(hĭp′bōn′)

Either of two large flat bones each forming one of the lateral halves of the pelvis and consisting of the fused ilium, ischium, and pubis. Also called innominate bone.

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hipbone

(ˈhɪpˌbəʊn)

(Anatomy) the nontechnical name for innominate bone

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hip•bone

(ˈhɪpˌboʊn)

n.

1. either of the two bones forming the sides of the pelvis, each consisting of three consolidated bones, the ilium, ischium, and pubis; innominate bone.

2. ilium.

[1350–1400]

hip·bone

(hĭp′bōn′)

Either of two large, flat bones, each forming one of the outer borders of the pelvis and consisting of the fused ilium, ischium, and pubis.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

hipbone - large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis

innominate bone

bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

acetabulum, cotyloid cavity - the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint

pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis, hip - the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates

hipbone

noun

Related words
technical name innominate bone

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Translations

hipbone

[ˈhɪpbəʊn] N → hueso m de la cadera

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hipbone

[ˈhɪpˌbəʊn] n → ileo, osso iliaco

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

hipbone

n hueso de la cadera

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