pelvis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.
The pelvic region of the human body.
A funnel-shaped cavity, especially such a cavity in the kidney into which urine passes towards the ureter.

/ˈpɛlvɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pelvis.wav

pelvis pelvises pelves

From Latin pēlvis (“basin”), from Old Latin pēluis (“basin”), further etymology uncertain.

infundibulum choana cornu

pelvic bone coccyx hip hipbone ilium innominate bone ischium os coxae pubis sacrum hydropelvis hydropelvic

acanthopelvis diaphragma pelvis hemipelvis midpelvis pelvitis rachitic pelvis renal pelvis

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