Definition of Os ischii
1. Noun. One of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium.
Generic synonyms: Bone, Os
Group relationships: Articulatio Coxae, Coxa, Hip, Hip Joint, Hip, Pelvic Arch, Pelvic Girdle, Pelvis
Medical Definition of Os ischii
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Literary usage of Os ischii
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1. The Chicago Medical Journal and Examiner (1880)
"This abscess communicates with two osteo-tuberculous cavities ; the upper one in
the acetabular portion of the os ischii, the other in the atrophic head of ..."
2. A System of Anatomical Plates: Accompanied with Descriptions, and by John Lizars (1825)
"... the h- of which is towards the minus of the os ischii, and the apex towards
the bulb of the urethra, deriving its origin from the ramus of the os ischii ..."
3. Text-book of Anatomy for Nurses by Elizabeth Roxana Bundy (1906)
"They are the os ilium, the os ischii, and the os pubis, and they unite in forming a
... The os ischii (or the ischium) is the lowest part of the hip-bone. ..."
4. Explorations in Turkestan, Expedition of 1904: Prehistoric Civilizations of by Raphael Pumpelly (1908)
"Left calcaneus (number lost): Length of calcaneus, I: width of os ischii, 1=87
mm : 40 mm. Length expected of calcaneus, 11=79 mm. ..."
5. The Collected Works of Christian Fenger, M. D. 1840-1902 by Christian Fenger, Fenger memorial association (1912)
"... probe c os ischii on the inside of the former acetabulum; wity in the ankylosed
head of the femur; ij. iso- femur. from which emanated the fatal •s, ..."
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