ischium
pronunciation
How to pronounce ischium in British English:
UK ['ɪskɪəm]
How to pronounce ischium in American English:
US ['ɪskɪrm]
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- Noun:
- one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium
Word Origin
- ischium (n.)
- "the seat bone," 1640s, from Latin, from Greek iskhion "hip joint," in plural, "the hips," probably from iskhi "loin," of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. Large flat bone articulating backward with the sacral vertebra ; the juncture of the ilium and the ischium is where the hind limb is attached .