innominate bone

American  

noun

Anatomy.

1. either of the two bones forming the sides of the pelvis, each consisting of three consolidated bones, the ilium, ischium, and pubis.

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innominate bone British  

noun

1. Nontechnical name: hipbone.  either of the two bones that form the sides of the pelvis, consisting of three fused components, the ilium, ischium, and pubis

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Etymology

Origin of innominate bone

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

The cup-shaped cavity of the innominate bone for receiving the head of the femur.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.

When fully ossified, the arch usually consists of three principal bones on each side, the ilium, ischium, and pubis, which are often closely united in the adult, forming the innominate bone.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section P and Q by Project Gutenberg