ischium

Definition

The lowest of the three bones that make up each side of the pelvis.

Etymology

17th century, from Latin ischium, from Ancient Greek ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip joint”).

Example Sentences

• "And he still carried, after five or six years, and though he dressed it in a mirror night and morning, on his right ischium a running sore of traumatic origin."

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