pelvic girdle

n. A bony or cartilaginous structure in vertebrates, attached to and supporting the hind limbs or fins. Also called pelvic arch.

pelvic girdle

pelvic arch

n (Anatomy) the skeletal structure to which the lower limbs in man, and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates, are attached

pel′vic gir′dle

n. the compound bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts in vertebrates. [1885–90]

Thesaurus

Noun

pelvic girdle - the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebratespelvic arch, pelvis, hipcoccyx, tail bone - the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apeshipbone, innominate bone - large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubisilium - the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipboneischial bone, ischium, os ischii - one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the iliumos pubis, pubic bone, pubis - one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvissacrum - wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyxgirdle - an encircling or ringlike structureappendicular skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbsarticulatio coxae, coxa, hip joint, hip - the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum

pelvic girdle

girdle

[ger´d'l] an encircling or confining structure.pectoral girdle shoulder girdle.pelvic girdle the encircling bony structure supporting the lower limbs.shoulder girdle (thoracic girdle) the encircling bony structure supporting the upper limbs.

pel·vic gir·dle

[TA] the right and left hip bones, joined anteriorly at the pubic symphysis and at the sacrum posteriorly, by which the appendicular skeleton of the free lower limbs is attached to the axial skeleton, which in so doing forms a bony ring. Synonym(s): cingulum pelvici [TA], cingulum membri inferioris ☆

pelvic girdle

n. A bony or cartilaginous structure in vertebrates, attached to and supporting the hind limbs or fins. Also called pelvic arch.

pelvic girdle

The part of the skeleton to which the lower extremities are attached. Cf Shoulder girdle.

pel·vic gir·dle

(pel'vik gĭr'dĕl) [TA] The bony ring formed by the hip bones and the sacrum, to which the lower limbs are attached.

pelvic girdle

The ring of bones at the lower end of the spine with which the legs articulate. Compare shoulder girdle. See also PELVIS.

Fig. 248 Pelvic girdle . Anterior view of pelvic girdle in humans.

pelvic girdle

hip girdle

the skeletal support for the posterior limbs of vertebrates that transmits the power in locomotion from the hind limbs to the body.

pelvic girdle

Related to pelvic girdle: pectoral girdle

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Synonyms for pelvic girdle

noun the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates

Synonyms

pelvic arch
pelvis
hip

Related Words

coccyx
tail bone
hipbone
innominate bone
ilium
ischial bone
ischium
os ischii
os pubis
pubic bone
pubis
sacrum
girdle
appendicular skeleton
articulatio coxae
coxa
hip joint
hip