[syn: pelvis, renal pelvis]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. (Zool.) The calyx of a crinoid.
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Pelvis of the kidney (Anat.), the basinlike cavity into
which the ureter expands as it joins the kidney.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pelvis
n 1: the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the
lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding
parts in other vertebrates [syn: pelvis, pelvic girdle,
pelvic arch, hip]
2: a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney
into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
[syn: pelvis, renal pelvis]