👉 Dodecapetalous is a term used in medicine to describe the structure of a bone. It refers to the 8 bones that make up the pelvis, which are connected by the ilium and femur. The dodecapetalous bones include the ilium (the upper end of the spine), the femur (the lower end of the spine), the tibia (one long bone), the fibula (a short bone), the calcaneum (the inner part of
