pelvic : Idioms & Phrases

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pelvic arch

  • noun the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
    hip; pelvis; pelvic arch.
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Pelvic arch, ∨ Pelvic girdle

  • (Anat.), the two or more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate skeleton to which the hind limbs are articulated. When fully ossified, the arch usually consists of three principal bones on each side, the ilium, ischium, and pubis, which are often closely united in the adult, forming the innominate bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate.
Webster 1913

pelvic cavity

  • noun the space bounded by the bones of the pelvis and containing the pelvic viscera
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pelvic fin

  • noun either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate
    ventral fin.
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pelvic girdle

  • noun the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
    hip; pelvis; pelvic arch.
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pelvic inflammatory disease

  • noun inflammation of the female pelvic organs (especially the Fallopian tubes) caused by infection by any of several microorganisms (chiefly gonococci and chlamydia); symptoms are abdominal pain and fever and foul-smelling vaginal discharge
    PID.
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