Look up: Ischium

1. Ischium
   (pronounced ISH-ee-um) The ischium (plural i schia) is a rod-like bone that is part of the hip, or pelvic girdle.
   Found on http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subject
   
   
2. ischium
   [n] - one of the three sections of the hipbone
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
3. Ischium
   One of the three sections of the hip bone.
   Found on http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/uploaded/38
   
   
4. Ischium
   Ischium: Bone making up the lower down back part of the pelvis.
   Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.
   
   
5. ischium
   1. <anatomy> The ventral and posterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; seat bone; the huckle bone. ... 2. <zoology> One of the pleurae of insects. ... Origin: L, Gr. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
   Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
   
   
6. ischium
   ischial bone noun one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium
   Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
   
   
7. ischium
   (is´ke-әm) the inferior, dorsal portion of the hip bone. It is a separate bone in early life.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
   
   
8. Ischium
   • (n.) The ventral and posterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; seat bone; the huckle bone. • (n.) One of the pleurae of insects.
   Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
   
   
9. ischium
   (from the article `bird`) ...into a single piece with the synsacrum. The ilium is the most dorsal element and the only one extending forward of the socket of the leg ... There are marked variations in the form of the pelvic girdle in the amphibians. In the frog the three parts of the hip bone (ilium, ischium, and ... ...without assis...
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/i/42
   
   
10. ischium
    ischium (s), ischia (pl) The lower section, or part, of the hip bone. Ischium is the bone which forms the lower and back part of the pelvis. It bears the weight of the body when sitting.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf
    
    
11. ischium
    Type: Term Pronunciation: is′kē-ŭm, is′kē-ī, is′kē-ă Definitions: 1. The lower and posterior part of the hip bone, distinct at birth but later becoming fused with the ilium and pubis; it consists of a body, where it joins the ilium and superior ramus o...
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio
    
    
12. Ischium
    The ischium is one of the three sections of bone which are fused in the adult to form the pelvis. The ischium bears the weight when sitting, and is attached to the pubis in front and to the ala, or wings, of the ilium laterally and to the back. The large openings in the ischium on either side of the...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow
    
    
13. ISCHIUM
    The inferior dorsal portion of the hip bone.
    Found on http://rad.usuhs.edu/rad/iong/glossary/g
    
    
14. ischium
    Greek ischion = socket, because the ischium contributes more than either the ilium or pubis to the acetabulum.
    Found on http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/
    
    
15. Ischium
    The `ischium` forms the lower and back part of the hip bone (os coxae). The word comes from the Greek ἰσχίον ischion, meaning "hip." (Taber`s, 1985). Situated below the ilium and behind the pubis, it is one of these three bones whose fusion creates the co...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ischium