pelvis
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pelvis/ˈpelvɪs/
▶noun (pl. pelvises or pelves /-viːz/)
- 1 the large bony frame at the base of the spine to which the lower or hindlimbs are attached.
- 2 (also renal pelvis) the broadened top part of the ureter into which the kidney tubules drain.
– origin C17: from L., lit. ‘basin’.
'pelvis' also found in these Oxford entries:
calyx
- hip
- hip bone
- ilium
- ischium
- lightening
- obturator
- Paget's disease
- pelvic
- pelvic floor
- pelvic girdle
- pubes
- pubis
- pyelitis
- renal pelvis
- sacroiliac
- sacrum
- symphysis
- tubule
- wine
