Pelvis

What do we mean by pelvis?

A basin-shaped structure of the skeleton of many vertebrates, composed in humans of the hipbones on the sides, the pubis in front, and the sacrum and coccyx behind, that rests on the lower limbs and supports the spinal column. noun

The cavity formed by this structure. noun

A bony basin forming the most inferior of posterior one of the three great cavities—thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic—of the trunk of most terrestrial vertebrates. noun

Hence Some pelviform structure or cuplike part. noun

capitalized A genus of mollusks. noun

The pelvic arch, or the pelvic arch together with the sacrum. See Pelvic arch, under pelvic, and sacrum. noun

The calyx of a crinoid. noun

The basinlike cavity into which the ureter expands as it joins the kidney. noun

The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs. It consists of hip bone, sacrum and coccyx. noun

A funnel-shaped cavity, especially such a cavity in the kidney into which urine passes towards the ureter 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 noun

The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs. It consists of hip bone, sacrum and coccyx.

A funnel-shaped cavity, especially such a cavity in the kidney into which urine passes towards the ureter

Words that are spelled similarly to pelvis:
pelvis, pelvic, elvis, pelves, pulvis, pelvi, pervis, pelis, pelvio, pelvi-.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word pelvis:
ischium, ureter, obturator, sciatic, acetabulum, piriformis, psoas, iliac, pubis, ilium, sacroiliac, sacrum, coccyx, gluteal, gluteus, femur, pelvic, trochanter, perineal, pubic, foramen, symphysis, forceps, sacral, sternum, vertebrae, urethra, ilia, girdle, humerus, thigh, brim, hips, rectum, lumbar, plexus, urinary, femoral, bladder, vertebra, buttocks, uterus, dislocated, vagina, tibia, extremities, ribs, spine, renal, childbirth, vaginal, gait, torso, spleen, bones, diaphragm, rib, ligament, fascia, proximal, abdominal, bony, limbs, hind, muscles, fetus, limb, abdomen, holotype, fetal, artery, fractured, kidney, laterally, bone, anterior, posterior, penis, cavity, skeleton, caudal, medial, fused, inferior, hip, ultrasound, specimen, shoulders, posture, nerves, skull, urine, rotate, organs, articulated, lungs, spinal, joints, glands, knees.

Words that rhyme with pelvis:
elvis.

Adjectives that are often used to describe pelvis:
renal, true, female, bony, contracted, maternal, normal, male, small, lower, false, fractured, whole, right, lesser, flat, narrow, entire, left, rachitic, deformed, posterior, upper, shaped, extrarenal, broken, anterior, minor, broad, gynecoid, deep, wide, anthropoid, wider, fetal, kyphotic, android, double, intrarenal, frozen, neutral, rickety, bifid, oblique, distended, osteomalacic, roomy, abnormal, tilted, primitive, round, redundant, hydronephrotic, unstable, broader, spondylolisthetic, articulated, distorted, dilated, scoliotic, rudimentary, infantile, obstructed, pediatric, osseous, ipsilateral, enlarged, crushed, narrower, adult, obstetric, foetal, contralateral, rhachitic, shallow, rigid.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective pelvis:
minor, tilts, level, moves, bone, irradiation, drops, area, bones, forwards, results, shows, backwards, increases, fig, rotates, upwards, flat, radiograph, joint, region, therapy, tips, position, measures, relative, lateral, major, fracture, shifts, downwards, figure, fractures, tilt, posterior, behind, ovalis, square, rotation, rolls, move, medial, parallel, broadens, radiation, acts, roomy, dilatation, result, wall, horizontal, cancer, brim, carcinoma, swings, floor, firm, high, nerve, lie, superior, dips, one, interferes, enlarges, presents, owing, measuring, while, drop, show, fragment, pass, irrigation, inwards, rocks, rock, sags, accounts, varies, cavity, act, proximal, phantom, fills, causes, turns, muscles, piece, kidney, opposite, differs.

Words that sound like pelvis:
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