1.
[syn: ischium, ischial bone, os ischii]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ischion \Is"chi*on\, Ischium \Is"chi*um\, n. [L., Gr.
'ischi`on.]
1. (Anat.) The ventral and posterior of the three principal
bones composing either half of the pelvis; seat bone; the
huckle bone.
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2. (Zool.) One of the pleur[ae] of insects.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ischium
n 1: one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below
the ilium [syn: ischium, ischial bone, os ischii]