innominate bone

innominate bone
either of the two bones forming the sides of the pelvis, each consisting of three consolidated bones, the ilium, ischium, and pubis. See diag. under pelvis.
[1700-10]

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  • innominate bone — n. either of the two large, irregular bones that, together with the sacrum and coccyx, make up the pelvis: it is formed of three bones, the ilium, ischium, and pubis, which become fused in the adult …   English World dictionary

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  • innominate bone — noun Date: 1866 hip bone …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • innominate bone — noun Anatomy the hip bone …   English new terms dictionary

  • innominate bone — see hip bone …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • innominate bone — innom′inate bone′ n. anat. hipbone 1) • Etymology: 1700–10 …   From formal English to slang

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