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Meanings of innominate bone in English

Catalan
os de la cadera

Large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis.

os de la cadera

The large, flattened, irregularly shaped bone of the pelvis that makes a joint with the femur.

Usage of innominate bone in English
1
The innominate bones with complete pubic symphyses were separated by sex.
Resurrecting pompeii
2
In the innominate bones of a young child the box-shape exists, while its prominent abdomen resembles that of the gorilla.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884
3
Out of 196 left innominate bones available for examination in the Pompeian collection, 6.1 per cent were completely unfused.
Resurrecting pompeii
Translations for innominate bone