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pelvis |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pelvis \Pel"vis\, n. [L., a basin, laver; cf Gr ?, ?, bowl.] 1. (Anat.) The pelvic arch, or the pelvic arch together with the sacrum. See {Pelvic arch}, under {Pelvic}, and {Sacrum}. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The calyx of a crinoid. {Pelvis of the kidney} (Anat.), the basinlike cavity into which the ureter expands as it joins the kidney. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pelvis n 1: the structure supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates [syn: {pelvic girdle}, {pelvic arch}, {hip}] 2: a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter [syn: {renal pelvis}]
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