pelvis
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈpɛlvɪs/
- Specialized
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pelvis
- Allow the vertebrae to lift your chest while your hips and pelvis rotate under you.
- hip and pelvis
- abdomen and pelvis
- spine and pelvis
I'm going to go and stretch out my pelvis however you do that.
- I'm going to go and stretch out my pelvis however you do that.
- Then make sure that your pelvis doesn't tilt.
- She'd been struggling for three days, and she'd ripped her pelvis in half trying to escape.
- So the pelvic floor is the muscle that surrounds your pelvis, your womb and your bladder.
- You have to be able to keep those hamstrings recruited to keep that pelvis in the right position.
- And that's this bowl of muscles that sits in the pelvis that holds up your organs like your your bladder.
- Secondly, we are not denying that there are conditions which involve inflammation of the genital tract, pelvis and rectum.
- They have these smaller wrists, smaller pelvis, smaller knees, etc.
Examples
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The presence of residual disease in the pelvis, abdomen, or both was assessed.
Academic text (1996) -
Elmer was in critical condition with a crushed pelvis and internal injuries.
Fiction book (1990) -
Did the fuel tank cause injury to the pelvis?
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So you can see here in light blue the pelvis of a chimpanzee and the pelvis of a human.
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To establish the sex of any skeleton, an examination of the pelvis is critical.
Academic text (2002) -
Avulsion fractures of the pelvis are a relatively common injury in children.
Academic text (2006) -
The sonogram shows that you have a mass in your pelvis roughly the size of a tangerine.
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In a car accident, he fractured his pelvis, which required surgery to heal properly.
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Doctors often scan the pelvis to diagnose any potential injuries after a fall.
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During the yoga class, the instructor emphasized the importance of flexibility in the pelvis for better posture.
Synonyms
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5.2
A group of bones around the hips that support the legs and connect to the spine
The bones at the base of the spine that support the legs
Compounds
- Specialized
A funnel-like part inside the kidney that collects urine and sends it into the tube to the bladder
How Technical
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pelvis comes from the Latin word pelvis, which means 'basin'. The bony pelvis is shaped like a basin at the base of the spine, so it holds and supports the organs and the legs.