ISCHIAL

Etymology

Adjective

ischial (not comparable)

Pertaining to the ischium. [from 19th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Is"chi*al, a. (Anat.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the ischium or hip; ischiac; ischiadic; ischiatic. Ischial callosity (Zoöl.), one of the patches of thickened hairless, and often bright-colored skin, on the buttocks of many apes, as the drill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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14 April 2025

FOCUS

(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”


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