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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Eyewitness shares encounter with Havasupai horses after the floods SAVE expressed concern for the horses' well-being after Cattan's images showed a protruding hip bone on one of the horses, which advocates claim indicates starvation. Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 28 Sep. 2024 In a Facebook post, Katie Phenix wrote that her father was shot in the foot and hip, shattering his hip bone. NBC News, 5 Sep. 2024 Massage straight across to the left side for about one minute. Work your way down to the left hip bone and back up to your belly button for about one minute. Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for hip bone 

Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hip bone was in the 12th century

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“Hip bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hip%20bone. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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

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