noun
ischium
Ischium (noun) means the bottom one of the three bones forming each half of the pelvis.
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The bottom one of the three bones forming each half of the pelvis.
"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."
— Samuel Beckett, Watt (1953)
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Etymology
First recorded in the 17th century, from Latin ischium, which came from Ancient Greek ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip joint”).
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What is the meaning of ischium?
"ischium" (noun) means the bottom one of the three bones forming each half of the pelvis.
