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1. (n.) pelvis
the basinlike cavity in the lower trunk of the body, formed by the sacrum, ilium, ischium, and pubis.
2. pelvis
the bones forming this cavity.
3. pelvis
the cavity of the kidney that receives the urine before it is passed into the ureter.
Etymology: (1605–15; < NL; L: basin; akin to Gk pellís bowl)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pelvis, pelvic girdle, pelvic arch, hip
the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
2. (noun) pelvis, renal pelvis
a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) PELVIS
the pelvic arch, or the pelvic arch together with the sacrum. See Pelvic arch, under Pelvic, and Sacrum
2. (noun) PELVIS
the calyx of a crinoid
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. PELVIS
The basin-like area outlined by the hip bones and the vertebral column (SPINE).
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Sense: the framework of bone around the body below the waist.
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 Afrikaans: bekken |
 Arabic: حَوْض |
 Bulgarian: таз |
 Brazilian: pélvis |
 Czech: pánev |
 German: das Becken |
 Danish: bækken |
 Greek: λεκάνη |
 Spanish: pelvis |
 Estonian: vaagen |
 Farsi: لگن خاصره |
 Finnish: lantio |
 French: bassin |
 Hebrew: אַגַן-הַיְרִכַיִים |
 Hindi: श्रोणि-प्रदेश |
 Croatian: zdjelica |
 Hungarian: medence |
 Indonesian: tulang panggul |
 Icelandic: mjaðmargrind |
 Italian: pelvi, bacino |
 Japanese: 骨盤 |
 Korean: 골반(뼈) |
 Lithuanian: dubuo |
 Latvian: iegurnis |
 Malay: pelvis |
 Dutch: bekken |
 Norwegian: bekken |
 Polish: miednica |
 Persian: لگن خاصره |
 Pashto: كونغپ، كونباغو، كونغرى |
 Portuguese: pélvis |
 Romanian: pelvis, bazin |
 Russian: таз |
 Slovak: panva |
 Slovenian: medenica |
 Serbian: karlica |
 Swedish: bäcken |
 Thai: กระดูกเชิงกราน |
 Turkish: leğen kemiği |
 Taiwanese: 骨盆 |
 Ukrainian: таз |
 Urdu: پيڑو |
 Vietnamese: xương chậu |
 Chinese: 骨盆 |
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