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Ischium

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

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Bone 76% connected

The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcic carbonate, calcic phosphate, and gelatine; as, bl…

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Coxa 70% connected

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

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Hip 70% connected

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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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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Abdomen noun · 78% connection

The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum…

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Ankylosis noun · 78% connection

The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals.

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Barouche noun · 78% connection

A four-wheeled carriage, with a falling top, a seat on the outside for the driver, and two double seats on the inside arranged so that…

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Bony adjective · 78% connection

Consisting of bone, or of bones; full of bones; pertaining to bones.

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Cockal noun · 78% connection

The bone used in playing the game; -- called also huckle bone.

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Dislocate verb · 78% connection

To displace; to put out of its proper place. Especially, of a bone: To remove from its normal connections with a neighboring bone; to…

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Endothelial myeloma noun · 78% connection

malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones)

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Ewing's sarcoma noun · 78% connection

malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones)

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Ewing's tumor noun · 78% connection

malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones)

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Ewing's tumour noun · 78% connection

malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones)

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Exosstate verb · 78% connection

To deprive of bones; to take out the bones of; to bone.

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Femoris noun · 78% connection

the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee

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Femur noun · 78% connection

the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee

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Half adverb · 78% connection

In an equal part or degree; in some pa/ appro/mating a half; partially; imperfectly; as, half-colored, half done, half-hearted, half p…

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Heart noun · 78% connection

The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, and the like; rarely, the…

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Hindbrain noun · 78% connection

The posterior of the three principal divisions of the brain, including the epencephalon and metencephalon. Sometimes restricted to the…

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Iliac adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery.

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Ilium noun · 78% connection

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

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