Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pelvis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The calyx of a crinoid.
{Pelvis of the kidney} (Anat.), the basinlike cavity into
which the ureter expands as it joins the kidney.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pelvis
n 1: the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the
lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or
corresponding parts in other vertebrates [syn: {pelvic
girdle}, {pelvic arch}, {hip}]
2: a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney
into which urine is discharged before passing into the
ureter [syn: {renal pelvis}]
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