pelvis

Meanings

Plural: pelves, pelvises

Noun

• the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
• a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
• The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.
• The pelvic region of the human body.
• A funnel-shaped cavity, especially such a cavity in the kidney into which urine passes towards the ureter.

Synonyms

hip, pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, renal pelvis

Related Words

bone, coccyx, hip, hipbone, hydropelvic, hydropelvis, ilium, innominate bone, ischium, os coxae, pelvic, pubis, sacrum