pelvis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɛlvɪs/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Latin pēlvis (“basin”), from Old Latin pēluis (“basin”), further etymology uncertain.
Meanings
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The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.
Meronyms: hip bone, os coxae; sacrum; coccyx
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(broadly) The pelvic region of the human body.
Elvis was swinging his pelvis around and the ladies were swooning.
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A funnel-shaped cavity, especially such a cavity in the kidney into which urine passes towards the ureter.
renal pelvis
Near-synonyms: infundibulum, choana, cornu
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pelvises | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| pelves | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
acanthopelvis · diaphragma pelvis · renal pelvis · pelvitis · hemipelvis · rachitic pelvis · midpelvis
Relateds
innominate bone · pubis · hip · hipbone · sacrum · ischium · hydropelvis (cavity) · coccyx · ilium · pelvic · os coxae · hydropelvic (cavity) · bone
Synonyms
choana · infundibulum · cornu
Translations (73)
sl medenica (bone) · sk panva (bone) · hu medencecsont (bone) · cmn 骨盤 /骨盘 (bone) · tl balakang (bone) · nn bekken (bone) · fi lantiorengas (bone) · gl pelve (bone) · pl obręcz kończyny dolnej (bone) · da bækken (bone) · mk карлица (bone) · sh здје̏лица (bone) · ga peilbheas (bone) · nv akʼaiʼ (bone) · sh zdjȅlica (bone) · la pēlvis (bone) · sh ка̀рлица (bone) · sq legen (bone) · th เชิงกราน (bone) · et vaagen (bone) · vi khung chậu (bone) · tr pelvis (bone) · nb bekken (bone) · pt pelve (bone) · pl miednica (bone) · cmn 骨盆 (bone) · ja 骨盤 (bone) · cs pánev (bone) · nl bekken (bone) · sh kàrlica (bone) · bg таз (bone) · is mjaðmargrind (bone) · es pelvis (bone) · ru таз (bone) · fa لَگَن (bone) · az çanaq (bone) · arz حوض (bone) · pt pélvis (bone) · sk panvica (bone) · ka მენჯი (bone) · th กระดูกเชิงกราน (bone) · mi papatoiake (bone) · fr bassin (bone) · lt dubuo (bone) · fr pelvis (bone) · mn аарцаг яс (bone) · hu medence (bone) · it bacino (bone) · yi בעקן (bone) · pl obręcz miedniczna (bone) · ko 골반 (bone) · be таз (bone) · sv bäcken (bone) · mn аарцаг (bone) · ar حَوْض (bone) · el λεκάνη (bone) · tum nyonga (bone) · et vaagnaluu (bone) · ka კუდუსუნი (bone) · vi xương chậu (bone) · sh zdelica (bone) · ro pelvis (bone) · acw حوض (bone) · sh зделица (bone) · id tulang pinggang (bone) · he אַגָּן (bone) · de Becken (bone) · kk жамбас (bone) · ca pelvis (bone) · uk таз (bone) · hy կոնք (bone) · ro bazin (bone) · pt bacia (bone)