Pelvic

//ˈpɛlvɪk// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
pelvic fin
2
a pelvic examination
"2022 Sunshine Smith, quoted in Spencer Beswick, "The model for mobilizing to protect abortion rights beyond voting", The Washington Post, May 17. [W]omen learn the basics of self-cervical exams, do pelvics on each other, and learn how to do menstrual extraction."

Adjective

1
Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis not-comparable
"pelvic cellulitis"

Adjective

1
of or relating to the pelvis wordnet

Example

"The gynecologist gave Silya a pelvic exam."

Etymology

By surface analysis, pelv- + -ic.

Related phrases

pelvic arch pelvic cavity pelvic diaphragm pelvic disc pelvic fin pelvic floor pelvic girdle pelvic inflammatory disease pelvic inflammatory disorder pelvic lines pelvic suctorial organ pelvic thrust

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