Dictionary
hip bone
noun
: the large bone between your waist and your legs that has sides that spread outward to form the hips
Full Definition of HIP BONE
: the large flaring bone that constitutes a lateral half of the pelvis in mammals and is composed of the ilium, ischium, and pubis which are fused into one bone in the adult
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First Known Use of HIP BONE
12th century
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Medical Dictionary
hip bone
noun \-ˈbōn, -ˌbōn\
Medical Definition of HIP BONE
: the large flaring bone that makes a lateral half of the pelvis in mammals and is composed of the ilium, ischium, and pubis which are consolidated into one bone in the adult—called also innominate bone, os coxae, pelvic bone
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