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ischium

[′is·kē·əm]
(anatomy)
Either of a pair of bones forming the dorsoposterior portion of the vertebrate pelvis; the inferior part of the human pelvis upon which the body rests in sitting.
(invertebrate zoology)
ischiopodite
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