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Pelvis
//ˈpɛlvɪs// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.
"Meronyms: hip bone, os coxae; sacrum; coccyx"
- 2 a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter wordnet
- 3 The pelvic region of the human body. broadly
"Elvis was swinging his pelvis around and the ladies were swooning."
- 4 the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates wordnet
- 5 A funnel-shaped cavity, especially such a cavity in the kidney into which urine passes towards the ureter.
"Near-synonyms: infundibulum, choana, cornu"
Etymology
From Latin pēlvis (“basin”), from Old Latin pēluis (“basin”), further etymology uncertain.
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