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innominate bone

–noun Anatomy.
either of the two bones forming the sides of the pelvis, each consisting of three consolidated bones, the ilium, ischium, and pubis.


Origin:
1700–10
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hip·bone   (hĭp'bōn')   
n.  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. Also called innominate bone.
innominate bone  
n.  See hipbone.
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Main Entry: innominate bone
Function: noun
: HIPBONE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

innominate bone n.
See hipbone.

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