pelves
Hip bone basins
Pelves is the plural of pelvis, the bony structure forming the base of the spine and supporting the legs.
The Latin plural appears mainly in medical and anatomical contexts: The pelves of these specimens show signs of bipedal adaptation.
Outside technical writing, pelvises is more common.
Lower posterior hip bone
- pubisAnterior pelvic bone
- sacrumFused vertebrae above tailbone
- coccyxFused vertebrae forming tail
- hipboneLarge pelvic bone
sacroiliac · symphysis · foramen · triradiate · innominate · pelvic girdle · brim · inlet
Of childbirth medicine
- gynecologicalOf female reproductive medicine
- urogenitalOf excretory-reproductive organs
- reproductiveRelated to producing offspring
- perineumArea between genitals, anus
prolapse · fracture · trauma · imaging · radiograph · CT scan · MRI · orthopedic
Machine resembling a person
- anthropoidResembling higher primates
- conjugateModify verbs grammatically
- transverseExtending sideways across
- obliqueAngled, not straightforward
ischium
Lower posterior hip bone
hipbone · sacroiliac · symphysis · foramen · triradiate · innominate · pelvic girdle · brim · inlet · outlet
obstetric
Of childbirth medicine
- gynecologicalOf female reproductive medicine
- urogenitalOf excretory-reproductive organs
- reproductiveRelated to producing offspring
perineum · prolapse · fracture · trauma · imaging · radiograph · CT scan · MRI · orthopedic · childbirth
android
Machine resembling a person
- anthropoidResembling higher primates
- conjugateModify verbs grammatically
- transverseExtending sideways across
oblique · capacity · shape · variation · comparative anatomy