hip bone

noun

: 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

Examples of hip bone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Osteomyelitis of the hip is inflammation of the hip bone caused by a bacterial infection.7 Toxic synovitis is an inflammatory condition of the hip joints that primarily affects children. —Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024

The Connection Between Tailbone Pain and Sacroiliac Joint Pain The two sacroiliac joints (one on either side of your lower spine) connect your sacrum (the bone that connects your spine to your pelvis) to your hip bone. —Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024

The researchers were able to determine the skeleton belonged to a new dinosaur species because of unique features, such as its jaw and particularly large pubic hip bone. —Louis Mian, CNN, 10 July 2024

In particular, her femur, or upper leg bone, is angled; her spine is S-curved; and her pelvis, or hip bone, is short and bowl-shaped. —Denise Su, Discover Magazine, 1 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

hipbone

noun

hip·​bone

ˈhip-ˈbōn,

-ˌbōn

: either of two large bones that make up the side halves of the pelvis in mammals and are composed of the ilium, ischium, and pubis which are fused into one bone in the adult

Medical Definition

hip bone

noun

-ˈbōn, -ˌbōn

: 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