Pelvis
['pelvɪs] or ['pɛlvɪs]
Definition
(noun.) a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter.
(noun.) the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates.
Inputed by Bess--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The pelvic arch, or the pelvic arch together with the sacrum. See Pelvic arch, under Pelvic, and Sacrum.
(n.) The calyx of a crinoid.
Inputed by Celia
Definition
n. the bony cavity at the lower end of the trunk forming the lower part of the abdomen.—adjs. Pel′vic of or pertaining to the pelvis; Pel′viform openly cup-shaped.—ns. Pelvim′eter an instrument for measuring the diameters of the pelvis; Pelvim′etry.
Typed by Jared
Examples
- Others believe that the shape of the pelvis in the human mother influences by pressure the shape of the head of the child. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The shape, also, of the pelvis might affect by pressure the shape of certain parts of the young in the womb. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
Typist: Rudy