Hip

For other uses of the term, see hip (disambiguation). Hip (anatomy) File:Hip. jpg Bones of the hip Latin coxa Gray’s subject #92 333 MeSH Hip In vertebrate anatomy, hip (or “coxa” in medical terminology) refer to either an anatomical region or a joint. The hip region is located lateral to the gluteal region (i. e. the buttock), inferior to the iliac crest, and overlying the greater trochanter of the femur, or “thigh bone”.