hip bone
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nounDefinition 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
See First Known Use of HIP BONE
12th century
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hip bone
noun \-ˈbōn, -ˌbōn\ (Medical Dictionary)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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