ischial tuberosity

English

Noun

ischial tuberosity (plural ischial tuberosities)

(anatomy) Each of the two lower extremities of the pelvis in humans (and other animals), on which the weight is placed while sitting and which are covered by the gluteus maximus while standing.

Synonyms

sit bone

Translations

pelvic bone

German: Sitzbeinhöcker m

Spanish: tuberosidad isquiática f

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