Associations to the word «Pelvis»

Wiktionary

PELVIS, noun. (anatomy) The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs. It consists of hip bone, sacrum and coccyx.
PELVIS, noun. (anatomy) A funnel-shaped cavity, especially such a cavity in the kidney into which urine passes towards the ureter

Dictionary definition

PELVIS, noun. The structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates.
PELVIS, noun. A structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter.

Wise words

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