hip bone

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One of the two large bones that form the pelvis.

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  • After the fall, the elderly woman complained of a sharp pain in her right hip bone.
  • The doctor showed us the X-ray, clearly indicating a fracture in the hip bone.
  • The hip bone is technically composed of three parts: the ilium, ischium, and pubis.
  • She wore her jeans low, letting the waistband rest just on her hip bones.
  • In some procedures, surgeons harvest bone marrow from the large hip bone.
  • The two hip bones join together at the front to form the pelvic girdle.
  • He instinctively placed a hand on his hip bone as he considered the question.
  • Physical therapy helped strengthen the muscles around his recovering hip bone.
  • Archaeologists carefully unearthed a human hip bone at the ancient burial site.
  • The baby carrier is designed to support the child without putting pressure on the parent's hip bones.