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Hip

The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle.

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Informed 84% connected

of Inform

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Informed 84% connected

of Inform

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Broader term 3

Enarthrosis 76% connected

A ball and socket joint, or the kind of articulation represented by such a joint. See Articulation.

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Fruit 76% connected

Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; --…

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Girdle 76% connected

A griddle.

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Pelvic 74% connected

Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pelvic 74% connected

Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis.

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Containing whole 7

Body 70% connected

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

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Pelvis 70% connected

The pelvic arch, or the pelvic arch together with the sacrum. See Pelvic arch, under Pelvic, and Sacrum.

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Rose 70% connected

of Rise

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Rosebush 70% connected

The bush or shrub which bears roses.

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Thigh 70% connected

The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See Femur.

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Torso 70% connected

The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as, the torso of Hercules.

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Trunk 70% connected

The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.

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Coccyx 70% connected

The end of the vertebral column beyond the sacrum in man and tailless monkeys. It is composed of several vertebrae more or less consolidated.

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Coxa 70% connected

The first joint of the leg of an insect or crustacean.

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Ilium 70% connected

The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See Innominate bo…

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Ischium 70% connected

The ventral and posterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; seat bone; the huckle bone.

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Pubis 70% connected

The ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; sharebone; pubic bone.

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Sacrum 70% connected

That part of the vertebral column which is directly connected with, or forms a part of, the pelvis.

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Synonym 3

Coxa 92% connected

The first joint of the leg of an insect or crustacean.

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Hep 92% connected

See Hip, the fruit of the dog-rose.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pelvis 92% connected

The pelvic arch, or the pelvic arch together with the sacrum. See Pelvic arch, under Pelvic, and Sacrum.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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