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

During a bone marrow biopsy, your healthcare provider will use a hollow needle to take a sample of bone marrow, usually from inside your hip bone. —Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 24 Jan. 2025

Stem cells are often taken from bone marrow, requiring a doctor to insert a needle into someone's hip bone. —Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025

Millennial low-rise jeans often featured one-inch zippers and sat well below the hip bone, frequently exposing underwear—a key reason thongs became a fashion staple. —Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024

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

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