ˈiskēəm noun
( plural is·chia -kēə)
Etymology: Latin, hip joint, from Greek ischion; perhaps akin to Sanskrit sakthi thigh
1. : the dorsal and posterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis consisting in man of a thick portion, a large rough eminence on which the body rests when sitting, and a forwardly directed ramus which joins that of the pubis
2. : ischiopodite