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pelvis

  (pĕl'vĭs)

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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)

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.]

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.

Bone: Pelvis
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This article is about the large compound hip structure. For the renal analog, see Renal pelvis.

The pelvis (pl. pelvises or pelves) is the bony structure located at the base of the spine (properly known as the caudal end). The pelvis incorporates the socket portion of the hip joint for each leg (in bipeds) or hind leg (in quadrupeds). It forms the lower limb (or hind-limb) girdle of the skeleton.

Additional images

Radiograph of a healthy human hip joint	Median sagittal section of pelvis.	Articulations of pelvis. Anterior view.	Articulations of pelvis. Posterior view.
Left hip-joint, opened by removing the floor of the acetabulum from within the pelvis.

See also

• Bone terminology
• Terms for anatomical location
• Hip fracture
• Lesser pelvis
• Greater pelvis
• Pelvic cavity
• Pelvic fracture
• Pelvic Bone Width
• Coccyx (tailbone)

External links

• Pelvis at eMedicine Dictionary

Bones of pelvis/pelvic cavity
General	sacrum, coccyx, hip bone
Ilium	Arcuate line - Wing - gluteal lines (Posterior, Anterior, Inferior) - Fossa - Tuberosity - Crest - iliac spines (Anterior superior - Anterior inferior - Posterior superior - Posterior inferior)
Ischium	Body (Ischial spine, Lesser sciatic notch) - Superior ramus (Tuberosity of the ischium) - Inferior ramus
Pubis	Superior ramus (Pubic tubercle, Pubic crest, Obturator crest) - Inferior ramus (Pectineal line)
Compound	Obturator foramen - Acetabulum - Acetabular notch - Greater sciatic notch - Iliopectineal eminence - Ischiopubic ramus - Pubic arch - Lesser pelvis (Pelvic inlet, Pelvic brim, Pelvic outlet) - Greater pelvis - Greater sciatic foramen - Lesser sciatic foramen

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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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