单词 | brachypellic |
释义 | > as lemmasbrachypellic brachypellic adj. Brit. /ˌbrakᵻˈpɛlɪk/ , U.S. /ˌbrækiˈpɛlɪk/ Anatomy having or designating a pelvis whose anteroposterior diameter is much greater than its transverse diameter. [ < brachy- comb. form + ancient Greek πέλλα bowl (see discussion at mesatipellic adj.) + -ic suffix.] ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bony support for limbs > pelvis > [adjective] pelvic1799 android1879 mesatipellic1885 platypellic1885 intrapelvic1887 brachypellic1937 1937 H. Thoms in Surg., Gynecol. & Obstetr. 64 701/1 To these four types the following Greek derivatives lend themselves admirably..: (1) Dolichopellic type or anthropoid pelvis; (2) mesatipellic type or round pelvis; (3) brachypellic type or oval pelvis; (4) platypellic type or flat pelvis. 1937 H. Thoms in Surg., Gynecol. & Obstetr. 64 701/1 I have introduced the term brachypellic, which Turner did not employ, in order to reserve the term platypellic for those pelves which show marked anteroposterior flattening, i.e., a transverse diameter greatly in excess of the anteroposterior diameter. 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. < as lemmas |
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