Pelvis

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  • noun. A basin-shaped structure of the skeleton of many vertebrates, composed in humans of the hipbones on the sides, the pubis in front, and the sacrum and coccyx behind, that rests on the lower limbs and supports the spinal column.
  • noun. The cavity formed by this structure.
  • noun. undefined
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A bony basin forming the most inferior of posterior one of the three great cavities—thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic—of the trunk of most terrestrial vertebrates.
  • noun. Hence Some pelviform structure or cuplike part.
  • noun. [capitalized] A genus of mollusks.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The pelvic arch, or the pelvic arch together with the sacrum. See Pelvic arch, under pelvic, and sacrum.
  • noun. The calyx of a crinoid.
  • noun. the basinlike cavity into which the ureter expands as it joins the kidney.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs. It consists of hip bone, sacrum and coccyx.
  • noun. A funnel-shaped cavity, especially such a cavity in the kidney into which urine passes towards the ureter
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
  • noun. the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
    • Word Usage
    "In advanced cases the pelvis becomes obliquely contracted -- a deformity known as the _scoliotic pelvis_."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bodily cavity  cavity  cavum  girdle  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abdomen  armpit  bladder  buttock  clavicle  
    variant
    pelves  pelvic  sacrum  
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