hipbone

hip·bone  (hpbn)

n.

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

Noun

either of the two bones that form the sides of the pelvis

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hipbone  (hpbn)

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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