pelvis

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pelvis

anterior view of an adult male human pelvis A. ilium B. sacrum C. acetabulum D. pubis E. pubic symphysis F. ischium (Carlyn Iverson)

(pĕl'vĭs)

1. 1. A basin-shaped structure of the vertebrate skeleton, composed of the innominate bones on the sides, the pubis in front, and the sacrum and coccyx behind, that rests on the lower limbs and supports the spinal column.
   2. The cavity formed by this structure.
2. The hollow funnel in the outlet of the kidney, into which urine is discharged before entering the ureter. Also called renal pelvis.

[Latin pēlvis, basin.]

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The bowl-shaped group of bones connecting the trunk of the body to the legs and supporting the spine. The pelvis includes the hip bones and the lower part of the backbone.

Pl. pelves; the caudal portion of the trunk of the body, forming a basin bounded ventrally and laterally by the hip bones and dorsally by the sacrum and coccygeal vertebrae. Also applied to any basin-like structure, e.g. the renal pelvis.
The bony pelvis is formed by the sacrum, coccyx, ilium, pubis and ischium, bones that form the hip and pubic and sciatic arches.

• android p. — one with a wedge-shaped inlet and narrow cranial segment typically found in the male.
• extrarenal p. — see renal pelvis (below).
• rachitic p. — one distorted as a result of rickets.
• renal p. — the funnel-shaped expansion of the cranial end of the ureter; it is usually within the renal sinus, but under certain conditions, a large part of it may be outside the kidney (extrarenal pelvis).
• split p. — one with a congenital separation at the symphysis pubis.
• tipped p. — a tilted pelvis as occurs in cows and causes the external urinary meatus to be higher than the anterior pelvic floor so that urine accumulates in the vagina. See also urovagina.

• Trunk - pelvis: basin-shaped skeletal structure formed by pelvic girdle and adjoining bones of spine
• Skeleton - pelvis: bone forming pelvic cavity

Falcarius utahensis pelvic girdle

The pelvis, derived from the Latin word for 'basin', is an anatomical structure found in humans (see human pelvis) and in other animals. It contains a large compound bone structure at the base of the spine, which is connected with the legs or rear limbs. This bony structure is called the pelvis skeleton or bony pelvis, and consists of os coxa, sacrum and coccyx.

The synsacrum is a skeletal structure, mainly described in birds and dinosaurs.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bækken

Nederlands (Dutch)
bekken

Français (French)
n. - pelvis, bassin

Deutsch (German)
n. - Becken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ανατ.) (νεφρική) πύελος, λεκάνη

Italiano (Italian)
pelvi, bacino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pélvis (f)

Русский (Russian)
таз

Español (Spanish)
n. - pelvis

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bäcken (anat.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
骨盆

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 骨盆

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 골반

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 骨盤

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حوض, تجويف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אגן-הירכיים‬

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