单词 | pelvic limb |
释义 | > as lemmaspelvic limb pelvic limb n. a limb supported by the pelvic girdle, as a hind leg of a quadruped and a ventral fin of a fish. ΚΠ 1854 R. Owen Principal Forms Skeleton & Teeth 28 In the siren the pelvic arch and limbs are not developed. 1903 Amer. Naturalist 37 36 Apart from a few transitional characters denoting the origin of the form from reptilian stock, the skeleton of the pectoral and pelvic limbs are almost entirely ornithic. 2003 Science (Nexis) 17 Jan. 400 Our interpretations of the contributions of abdominal muscles to trunk bending and of the pectineus muscle to pelvic limb movement are conservative because we account for every muscle that attaches to the epipubic bones. < as lemmas |
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