Word
pelvic
US/ˈpɛɫvɪk/
UK/pˈɛlvɪk/
Definitions
01relating to the pelvis
adj. related to the bones or the area at the base of your trunk where your legs attach.
adj. relating to or located in the pelvis, the bony structure at the base of the spine.
“The doctor asked if I had any pelvic pain after the long hike.”
“The patient presented with chronic pelvic discomfort, necessitating a detailed ultrasound to rule out structural abnormalities in the lower abdominal cavity.”
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02medical check-up
n. a medical check of the organs in the pelvic area.
n. a clinical examination of the external and internal reproductive organs and other structures within the pelvis.
“The nurse explained what would happen during the routine pelvic.”
“During the annual physical, the physician performed a pelvic to ensure there were no signs of infection or unusual growths.”
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03fish anatomy
n. the fins on the bottom of a fish's body that help it balance.
n. the paired fins on the ventral side of a fish, typically located below or behind the gills.
“The fish used its pelvics to stay steady in the moving water.”
“The researcher noted that the specimen's pelvics were unusually elongated, a characteristic common to species inhabiting slow-moving riverbeds.”
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“The central finding of the study is that the hip joints of modern human males are positioned farther forward on the pelvic ring than those of both modern human females and male Neanderthals.” “Instead, their symptoms were caused by hormonally driven inflammation and pelvic floor dysfunction.” Etymology
By surface analysis, pelv- + -ic.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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