pelvis
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈpɛlvɪs/
- Specialized
- Allow the vertebrae to lift your chest while your hips and pelvis rotate under you.
- hip and pelvis
- abdomen and pelvis
- spine and pelvis
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Watch on YouTubeI'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.
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Elmer was in critical condition with a crushed pelvis and internal injuries.
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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.
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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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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
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7.6
A funnel-like part inside the kidney that collects urine and sends it into the tube to the bladder
How Technical
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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.