ischial tuberosity

noun

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.

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sit bone
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Meanings

nounischial tuberosity (plural ischial tuberosities)

plural ischial tuberosities

  1. anatomyEach 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEach 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.

Similar
sit bone

Translations

German Sitzbeinhöcker
  • Sitzbeinhöckerpelvic bone
Spanish tuberosidad isquiática
  • tuberosidad isquiáticapelvic bone
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APA

ischial tuberosity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ischial%20tuberosity

MLA

“ischial tuberosity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ischial%20tuberosity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ischial tuberosity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ischial%20tuberosity.

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