pelvis : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pelvis	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for pelvis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pelvis n the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates Synonym(s): pelvis, pelvic girdle, pelvic arch, hip a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter Synonym(s): pelvis, renal 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[94]l.) The calyx of a crinoid. {Pelvis of the kidney} (Anat.), the basinlike cavity into which the ureter expands as it joins the kidney.