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
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The results: 13 vertebrae from the whale’s backbone, four ribs and a hip bone.
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Maddie Burakoff, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2023
If a certain style comes in multiple sizes, measure your torso length from the very top of the hip bone to the C7 vertebrae at the bases of your neck.
—Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2022
Your sweaters and cardigans should hit right at the top of your hip bone for the sake of clean lines in the outfit.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 7 Nov. 2023
That point is generally about halfway between the lowest rib and the tip of the hip bone.
—Michelle Pugle, Health, 7 Oct. 2023
So, scientists from Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology decided to update that 2012 effort, using DNA from Ötzi’s left hip bone as the source material.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2023
Eventually, an infection in the sore reached Figueroa’s hip bone.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
Significant improvements in spinal and hip bone density have been shown in clinical trials examining the effects of testosterone on bone density, underlining the potential advantages of testosterone supplementation in this context.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2023
Since most of these stem cells reside in the bone marrow, the easiest way to access them is through a bone marrow aspiration, a painful and invasive procedure in which doctors puncture a portion of the hip bone to reach the marrow.
—Alice Park, Time, 18 Aug. 2023
Maddie Burakoff, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2023
If a certain style comes in multiple sizes, measure your torso length from the very top of the hip bone to the C7 vertebrae at the bases of your neck.
—Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2022
Your sweaters and cardigans should hit right at the top of your hip bone for the sake of clean lines in the outfit.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 7 Nov. 2023
That point is generally about halfway between the lowest rib and the tip of the hip bone.
—Michelle Pugle, Health, 7 Oct. 2023
So, scientists from Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology decided to update that 2012 effort, using DNA from Ötzi’s left hip bone as the source material.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2023
Eventually, an infection in the sore reached Figueroa’s hip bone.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
Significant improvements in spinal and hip bone density have been shown in clinical trials examining the effects of testosterone on bone density, underlining the potential advantages of testosterone supplementation in this context.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2023
Since most of these stem cells reside in the bone marrow, the easiest way to access them is through a bone marrow aspiration, a painful and invasive procedure in which doctors puncture a portion of the hip bone to reach the marrow.
—Alice Park, Time, 18 Aug. 2023
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“Hip bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hip%20bone. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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