Definition of Ischium. Meaning of Ischium. Synonyms of Ischium

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Definition of Ischium

Ischium
Ischion Is"chi*on, Ischium Is"chi*um, n. [L., Gr. ?.] 1. (Anat.) The ventral and posterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; seat bone; the huckle bone. 2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the pleur[ae] of insects.

Meaning of Ischium from wikipedia

- The ischium (/ˈɪski.əm/; pl.: ischia) forms the lower and back region of the hip bone (os coxae). Situated below the ilium and behind the pubis, it is...
- The ischial tuberosity (or tuberosity of the ischium, tuber ischiadi****), also known colloquially as the sit bones or sitz bones, or as a pair the sitting...
- (including humans before puberty) it is composed of three parts: the ilium, ischium, and the pubis. The two hip bones join at the pubic symphysis and together...
- from the pubis, the bones inferior pubic ramus from the ischium, the inferior ramus of the ischium It forms the inferior border of the obturator foramen...
- the ischium) is called the pubofemoral portion, adductor portion, or adductor minimus, and the portion arising from the tuberosity of the ischium is called...
- spine. The pelvic girdle is composed of the appendicular hip bones (ilium, ischium, and pubis) oriented in a ring, and connects the pelvic region of the spine...
- The ischial spine is part of the posterior border of the body of the ischium bone of the pelvis. It is a thin and pointed triangular eminence, more or...
- Symphysis os-ischium angle (of Tönnis): This evaluates the pelvic position in the sagittal plane. Lines are drawn from the highest point of the ischium to the...
- bilaterally paired opening of the bony pelvis. It is formed by the pubis and ischium. It is mostly closed by the obturator membrane except for a small opening...
- acetabulum. Contributing a little more than two-fifths of the structure is the ischium, which provides lower and side boundaries to the acetabulum. The ilium...