Complete Definition of "pelvis"

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Noun
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  1. The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs. It consists of hip bone, sacrum and coccyx.

Translations
trans-top|bone
Czech: pánev f
Finnish: lantiorengas
German: Becken n
Icelandic: mjaðmargrind f
trans-mid
Polish: miednica f
Serbian: karlica f
Slovene: medenica f
Spanish: pelvis f invariant
trans-bottom

Derived terms
pelvic arch
pelvic girdle
hemipelvectomy

See also
bone
coccyx
hip
hipbone
ilium
innominate bone
ischium
os coxae
pubis
sacrum

Category:Skeleton

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