pelvis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
    hip; pelvic girdle; pelvic arch.
  2. noun a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
    renal pelvis.

WordNet

Pel"vis noun
Etymology
L., a basin, laver; cf. Gr. , , bowl.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) The pelvic arch, or the pelvic arch together with the sacrum. See Pelvic arch, under Pelvic, and Sacrum.
  2. (Zoöl.) The calyx of a crinoid.

Webster 1913