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ischium
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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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Science Behind Sitting: Disc Pressures, Lumbar Lordosis, and Ischial Contact Pressure Disc pressures in sitting far exceed those in standing.
Sitting better with science by Dylla, Jacquelyn; Forrest, Jane L. / Access
described a deformable active contour-segmentation method that analyzed the pressure distribution at the user-defined ischial region of the body-seat interface in nondisabled subjects and subjects with paraplegia [6].
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They originate at the ischial tuberosity also referred to as the sitz bone) at the back of the pelvis and insert into the lower leg bones.
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