: a bony or cartilaginous arch that supports the hind limbs of a vertebrate
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebBø said there is strong evidence that training the pelvic girdle can help with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Elissa Strauss, CNN, 4 May 2018
Word History
First Known Use
1862, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
pelvic girdle
noun
: a bony or cartilaginous arch that supports the hind limbs of a vertebrate, that corresponds to the shoulder girdle of the forelimbs but is usually more rigid and firmly attached to the spinal column, and that consists in lower forms of a single cartilage which is replaced in higher forms including humans by paired hip bones articulating solidly with the sacrum dorsally and with one another at the pubic symphysis