'Pelvis' definitions:
Definition of 'pelvis'
(from WordNet)
noun
The structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates [syn: pelvis, pelvic girdle, pelvic arch, hip]
noun
A structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter [syn: pelvis, renal pelvis]
Definition of 'Pelvis'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) The calyx of a crinoid. [1913 Webster]
- Pelvis of the kidney (Anat.), the basinlike cavity into which the ureter expands as it joins the kidney. [1913 Webster]