hip bone
noun
: the large flaring bone that constitutes a lateral half of the pelvis in mammals and is composed of the ilium, ischium, and pubis which are fused into one bone in the adult
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Eyewitness shares encounter with Havasupai horses after the floods
SAVE expressed concern for the horses' well-being after Cattan's images showed a protruding hip bone on one of the horses, which advocates claim indicates starvation.
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Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 28 Sep. 2024
In a Facebook post, Katie Phenix wrote that her father was shot in the foot and hip, shattering his hip bone.
—NBC News, 5 Sep. 2024
Massage straight across to the left side for about one minute.
Work your way down to the left hip bone and back up to your belly button for about one minute.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024
Osteomyelitis of the hip is inflammation of the hip bone caused by a bacterial infection.7
Toxic synovitis is an inflammatory condition of the hip joints that primarily affects children.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
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Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 28 Sep. 2024
In a Facebook post, Katie Phenix wrote that her father was shot in the foot and hip, shattering his hip bone.
—NBC News, 5 Sep. 2024
Massage straight across to the left side for about one minute.
Work your way down to the left hip bone and back up to your belly button for about one minute.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024
Osteomyelitis of the hip is inflammation of the hip bone caused by a bacterial infection.7
Toxic synovitis is an inflammatory condition of the hip joints that primarily affects children.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Hip bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hip%20bone. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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