Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of two large flat bones each forming one of the lateral halves of the pelvis and consisting of the fused ilium, ischium, and pubis.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The ischium, or inferior part of the pelvis on each side: loosely extended to the whole innominate bone which forms each side of the pelvis, and to the upper part of the thigh-bone. Also called
haunch-bone .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Either of two large flaring bones, each forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy Alternative spelling of
hip bone .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis
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Examples
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Astronauts on International Space Station lose alarming amounts of hipbone strength, University of California-Irvine
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A typical woman by contrast has a hipbone wider than her ribcage .
Here's Brienne grrm 2010
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My flexors (that join at the front of the thigh from hipbone down) were killing me by the end of the two hours.
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UC Irvine and UC San Francisco led a study evaluating 13 astronauts who spent four to six months on the International Space Station and found that, on average, astronauts 'hipbone strength decreased 14 percent.
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My nameplate was centred in a ribbon rosette like those worn in horse shows, pinned just above my bare right hipbone.
Nour Akkad: Mad Men Fashion Report: Undergarments, Nighties, and Bunny Costumes Nour Akkad 2010
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It opens just enough to bury me hipbone and ankle deep in soft, cool beige.
Johnny Mercer's Pier Paula Ray 2010
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Astronauts on International Space Station lose alarming amounts of hipbone strength, University of California-Irvine
It Might Be Time To Restore Space Life Science Funding - NASA Watch 2009
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Bone marrow is removed from the bone (usually the hipbone) either by aspiration (suctioning a small amount through a hollow needle) or by biopsy (cutting out a small piece of bone marrow).
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UC Irvine and UC San Francisco led a study evaluating 13 astronauts who spent four to six months on the International Space Station and found that, on average, astronauts 'hipbone strength decreased 14 percent.
It Might Be Time To Restore Space Life Science Funding - NASA Watch 2009
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My nameplate was centred in a ribbon rosette like those worn in horse shows, pinned just above my bare right hipbone.
Nour Akkad: Mad Men Fashion Report: Undergarments, Nighties, and Bunny Costumes Nour Akkad 2010
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