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单词 pelvis
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pel•vis /ˈpɛlvɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -vis•es, -ves /-viz/.USA pronunciation  
  1. Anatomy
    • the bowl-like space in the lower trunk of the body at the hips and the end of the spine.
    • the bones forming this cavity.
pel•vic, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pel•vis  (pel′vis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -vis•es, -ves (-vēz).USA pronunciation [Anat., Zool.]
  1. Anatomy, Zoologythe basinlike cavity in the lower part of the trunk of many vertebrates, formed in humans by the innominate bones, sacrum, etc.
  2. Anatomy, Zoologythe bones forming this cavity.
  3. Anatomy, Zoologythe cavity of the kidney that receives the urine before it is passed into the ureter. See diag. under kidney. 
  • Neo-Latin; Latin: basin; akin to Greek pellís bowl
  • 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pelvis /ˈpɛlvɪs/ n ( pl -vises, -ves / -viːz/)
  1. the large funnel-shaped structure at the lower end of the trunk of most vertebrates: in man it is formed by the hipbones and sacrum
  2. the bones that form this structure
  3. any anatomical cavity or structure shaped like a funnel or cup
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin: basin, laver
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