pelvis /pelˈvis/ (anatomy)

1. The bony cavity at the lower end of the trunk, of which the part above the plane through the promontory of the sacrum and the pubic symphysis is the false pelvis, the part below the true pelvis
2. The bony frame enclosing it
3. The cavity of the kidney
4. The basal part of a crinoid cup

pelˈvic adjective

pelˈviform adjective

Basin-shaped

pelvimˈeter noun

An instrument for measuring the pelvis

pelvimˈetry noun

pelvic fin noun

A fish's paired fin homologous with a mammal's hindleg

pelvic floor noun

The muscular lower section of the abdomen which is attached to the pelvis

pelvic girdle or pelvic arch noun

The posterior limb-girdle of vertebrates, with which the hind-limbs articulate, consisting of the haunch-bones (ilium, pubis and ischium united), which articulate with the sacrum

pelvic inflammatory disease noun

A damaging inflammatory condition affecting a woman's pelvic organs, esp the Fallopian tubes, caused by a bacterial infection

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