pelvis

Meaning

  1. The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs. It consists of hip bone, sacrum and coccyx.
  2. A funnel-shaped cavity, especially such a cavity in the kidney into which urine passes towards the ureter

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɛlvɪs/
Etymology

From Latin pēlvis (“basin”), from Old Latin pēluis (“basin”), further etymology uncertain.

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