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the body's oldest hinge, swiveling you through every dance, sprint, and dramatic exit since birth
means The hipbone is the large, flat bone forming each side of the pelvis, where your thigh meets your torso.
from A plain compound of "hip" and "bone," both ancient English words. "Hip" comes from Old English "hype," a cousin of German "Hüfte," tracing back to a Proto-Germanic root tied to the idea of bending or curving — fitting, for a joint that hinges. "Bone" is the equally old Old English "bān." Two of the language's bedrock words, simply bolted together.
- fusion job
- three separate bones merge into one by your twenties
- socket strength
- deepest joint socket in the entire body
- blood factory
- its marrow churns out millions of cells hourly
- forensic tell
- reveals age and sex of ancient skeletons
- named region
- the iliac crest you rest your hands on
ilium — largest of three fused bones in the pelvis, forms the hip's upper ridge
ischium — lower posterior hipbone, weight-bearing bone you sit on
pubis — anterior hipbone, forms front of pelvis where left and right sides meet