pelvis

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Turkish - Turkish
Leğen kemiği
English - English
The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs. It consists of hip bone, sacrum and coccyx
the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
Cousin of Elvis
Your pelvis is the wide, curved group of bones at the level of your hips
The calyx of a crinoid
(PELL-vis)
See Pelvic arch, under Pelvic, and Sacrum
The pelvic arch, or the pelvic arch together with the sacrum
a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
n one of the bones of the hip
a basin-shaped structure that supports the spinal column and contains the sacrum, coccyx, hip bones (ilium, pubis, and ischium)
A basin-shaped structure composed of two large bones on the sides which rests on the lower limbs and supports the spinal column
a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
a basin-shaped structure that supports the spinal column and contains the sacrum, coccyx, and hip bones (ilium, pubis, and ischium)
a basin-shaped structure that supports the spinal column containing the sacrum, coccyx, and hip bones (ilium, pubis, and ischium)
{i} pelvic girdle, structure made from a combination of several bones in the lower abdomen (Anatomy)
renal pelvis
The funnel-like dilated proximal part of the ureter in the kidney
pelves
plural of pelvis
pelvises
plural of pelvis
pelvis

    Hyphenation

    pel·vis

    Turkish pronunciation

    pelvıs

    Pronunciation

    /ˈpelvəs/ /ˈpɛlvəs/

    Etymology

    () Latin pelvis (“basin”), from Old Latin peluis (“basin”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“container”). Compare Sanskrit palavi (container), Greek πήληξ (pēlēx, “helmet”).
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