单词 | mesatipellic |
释义 | mesatipellicadj. Physical Anthropology and Anatomy. Designating or characteristic of a pelvis in which the transverse diameter is only slightly greater than the anteroposterior diameter, and that is intermediate between dolichopellic and platypellic; having a pelvis of this type. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bony support for limbs > pelvis > [adjective] pelvic1799 android1879 mesatipellic1885 platypellic1885 intrapelvic1887 brachypellic1937 1885 W. Turner in Jrnl. Anat. & Physiol. 20 128 By dolichopellic is to be understood a pelvis in which the conjugate diameter of the brim is either longer than the transverse or approaches closely to it: by platypellic a pelvis in which the transverse diameter of the brim greatly exceeds the conjugate; by mesatipellic a pelvis in which the transverse diameter is not so greatly in excess of the conjugate. 1924 Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. 58 34 An index of 93.22 is mesatipellic, and considerably higher than that of the average European male. 1966 B. J. Anson Morris's Human Anat. (ed. 12) iv. 282/2 Pelves with an index below 90 are platypellic; from 90 to 95, mesatipellic; and above 95, dolichopellic. 1980 Gray's Anat. (ed. 36) iii. 387/1 In one large series, children and males were found to be predominantly dolichopellic, females mostly mesati- and brachy-pellic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1885 |
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