ischium

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

ischium
    n 1: one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below
         the ilium [syn: {ischium}, {ischial bone}, {os ischii}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ischion \Is"chi*on\, Ischium \Is"chi*um\, n. [L., Gr.
   'ischi`on.]
   1. (Anat.) The ventral and posterior of the three principal
      bones composing either half of the pelvis; seat bone; the
      huckle bone.
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   2. (Zool.) One of the pleur[ae] of insects.
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