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pelvis - the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates |
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hip |
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girdle a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
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appendicular skeleton the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs
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coccyx,
tail bone the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes
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hipbone,
innominate bone large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis
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ilium the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone
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ischial bone,
ischium,
os ischii one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium
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os pubis,
pubic bone,
pubis one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis
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sacrum wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx
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articulatio coxae,
coxa,
hip joint,
hip either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
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pelvis - a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter |
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bodily cavity,
cavum,
cavity (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
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kidney either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine; "urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder"
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