HyperDic: pelvis

English > 2 senses of the word *pelvis*:
NOUN	body	pelvis, pelvic girdle, pelvic arch, hip	the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
NOUN	body	pelvis, renal pelvis	a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter

pelvis > pronunciation
Sounds	peh'lvahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *pelvis*: 2 senses > noun 1, body
Meaning	The structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates.
Synonyms	pelvic girdle, pelvic arch, hip
Part of	appendicular skeleton	The part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs
Parts	coccyx, tail bone	The end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes
	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
Spanish	cintura pélvica, pelvis
Catalan	pelvis
Adjectives	pelvic	of or relating to the pelvis

English > *pelvis*: 2 senses > noun 2, body
Meaning	A structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter.
Synonym	renal pelvis
Part of	kidney	Either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
Broader	cavity, bodily cavity, cavum	(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus / sinus within the body
Spanish	pelvis, pelvis renal
Catalan	pelvis, pelvis renal

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