A bony process projecting backward and medialward from the posterior border of the ischium. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0004149 ]
Synonyms: spina ischialis
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- SCTID:18074002
- BTO:0004149
- Wikipedia:Ischial_spine
- FMA:17028
external definition
From the posterior border of the body of the Ischium there extends backward a thin and pointed triangular eminence, the ischial spine, more or less elongated in different subjects. It can serve as a landmark in pudendal anesthesia[Wikipedia:Ischial_spine].