See Also: pelvis(medicine)
pelvis(dictionary)
Pelvis(health)
pelvis(dictionary)
mesatipellic pelvis(medicine)
osteomalacic pelvis(medicine)
pelvis major(medicine)
pelvis minor(medicine)
pelvis vera(medicine)
pelvis nana(medicine)

pelvis (iou)



pelvis noun. , pelvises. E17.
[Latin = basin, laver.]
The basin-shaped cavity formed (in most vertebrates) by the fused right and left innominate or hip-bones, consisting of the ilium, ischium, and pubis on each side, together with the sacrum and coccyx; these bones collectively, constituting the pelvic girdle. Also, the part of the abdomen containing the pelvis. E17.
Anatomy. The expanded portion at the top of the ureter, into which the kidney tubules open. Also pelvis of the kidney, renal pelvis. L17.
Zoology. The basal part of the calyx of a crinoid. M19.