English > pelvic arch: 1 sense > noun 1, bodyMeaning | The structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates. |
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Synonyms | pelvis, pelvic girdle, hip |
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Part of | appendicular skeleton | The part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs |
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Parts | coccyx, tail bone | The end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes |
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hip, hip joint, coxa, articulatio coxae | The ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum |
hipbone, innominate bone | large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis |
ilium | The upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone |
ischium, ischial bone, os ischii | One of the three sections of the hipbone |
pubis, pubic bone, os pubis | One of the three sections of the hipbone |
sacrum | wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis |
Broader | girdle | An encircling or ringlike structure |
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Spanish | cintura pélvica, pelvis |
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Catalan | pelvis |
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