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hip bone

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones, that together form the sides of the pelvis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: innominate, innominate bone, os coxae, os innominatum

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From hip (noun) + bone (noun).

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: heupbeen — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Albanian: kërdhokull — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Bulgarian: тазова кост (tazova kost) — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Catalan: coxal — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Catalan: os ilíac — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Chinese Mandarin: 胯骨 (kuàgǔ) — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Chinese Mandarin: 髖骨 /髋骨 (kuāngǔ) — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Czech: kost pánevní — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Danish: hofteben — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Dutch: heupbeen — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Finnish: lonkkaluu — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • French: os coxal — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • French: os de la hanche — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • German: Hüftknochen — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Hungarian: medencecsont — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Icelandic: mjaðmarbein — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Irish: cnámh an chromáin — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Irish: cnámh na corróige — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Italian: osso cosciale — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Japanese: 寛骨 (kankotsu) — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Kazakh: жамбас сүйек (jambas süiek) — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Northern Kurdish: hestiyê qorikê — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Malay: tulang inominat — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Malay: tulang pinggul — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Māori: himu — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Māori: pōrori — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Norwegian: hoftebein — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Polish: kość miedniczna — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Portuguese: anca — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Portuguese: osso do quadril — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Romanian: os coxal — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Russian: та́зовая кость (tázovaja kostʹ) — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Scots: hurkle-bane — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Spanish: coxal — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Spanish: hueso coxal — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Spanish: hueso de la cadera — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Spanish: hueso innominado — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Swedish: höftben — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Tagalog: balisakang — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Tagalog: himulurin — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Turkish: verek — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Ottoman Turkish: ورك (verek) — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones
  • Ukrainian: та́зова кі́стка (tázova kístka) — one of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones