girdle
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈɡɜrdl/
- Specialized
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- Patients underwent a complete shoulder-girdle evaluation by a physiatrist (T.G.) who specializes in the rehabilitation of head and neck cancer patients.
- shoulder girdle
- pelvic girdle
- girdle muscles
And if you can move it around, it's a female because the females pelvic girdle spreads.
- And if you can move it around, it's a female because the females pelvic girdle spreads.
- In gymnastic, it might be the shoulder girdle or whatever, neutral extended arch, spine.
- And then now we now we can contract all the muscles related around that shoulder girdle all at once.
- Manipulation of Hoyle girdle loops and time.
Examples
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A bedsheet may also be used temporarily to help stabilize the pelvic girdle.
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The pelvic girdle was not even attached to the vertebral column.
Academic text (2003) -
And beyond the walls, a girdle of fields and then forest.
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And then now we now we can contract all the muscles related around that shoulder girdle all at once.
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And then we talk about the girdle muscles, the muscles that control shoulders or hips.
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The girdle acts as a temporary fix until surgical interventions can be initiated.
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The pelvic girdle may be used for an unstable pelvic fracture.
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Pelvic girdle instability is another atypical condition demonstrated by some motorically delayed children (Baker, 1981).
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The pelvic girdle supports the weight of the upper body and provides stability for walking.
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In anatomy, the shoulder girdle connects the arms to the torso and allows for a wide range of motion.
Synonyms
1
5.2
A group of bones around the hips that support the legs and connect to the spine
1
7.7
The bones near the shoulders that attach the arms to the chest
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5.7
The bones that connect the arms to the body, including collarbones and shoulder blades
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.2
A group of bones around the hips that support the legs and connect to the spine
- Archaic
1
7.2
Underwear women wear under clothes that gives support to the waist and hips
- Specialized
1
5.7
The bones that connect the arms to the body, including collarbones and shoulder blades
- Specialized
A disease that slowly makes the shoulder and hip muscles weaker and smaller
How Ringlike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word girdle comes from an old English word gyrd meaning 'belt' or 'to encircle'. In body terms a 'girdle' is a ring-like part that 'belts' the body, for example the hip or shoulder girdle that helps hold parts together.