pelvis
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 6
/ˈpɛlvɪs/
Definition of pelvis
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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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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noun
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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.
“Near-synonyms: infundibulum, choana, cornu”
“renal pelvis”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin pēlvis (“basin”), from Old Latin pēluis (“basin”), further etymology uncertain.
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