| pelvic plexus | One of the bilateral autonomic plexus in the pelvis distributed to the pelvic viscera; it receives the hypogastric nerves and the pelvic splanchnic nerves. Synonym: plexus hypogastricus inferior, plexus pelvinus, pelvic plexus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pelvic presentation | Presentation of any part of the pelvic extremity of the foetus, the nates, knees, or feet; more properly only of the nates; frank breech presentation occurs when the foetus presents by the pelvic extremity; the thighs may be flexed and the legs extended over the anterior surfaces of the body; in (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvic promontory | The most prominent anterior projection of the base of the sacrum. Synonym: pelvic promontory, promontorium ossis sacri, promontory of the sacrum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvic splanchnic nerves | Visceral branches from the ventral primary rami of the second, third, and fourth sacral spinal nerves that join the inferior hypogastric plexus, to form the pelvic plexuses to and from which they convey presynaptic parasympathetic and sensory fibres, respectively. Synonym: nervi pelvici splanchnici, nervi erigentes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvic surface of sacrum | The surface of the sacrum that faces downward and forward forming part of the posterior wall of the pelvic cavity. Synonym: facies pelvina ossis sacri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvic version | Version by means of which a transverse or oblique presentation is converted into a pelvic presentation by manipulating the buttocks of the foetus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvicephalography | Synonym: cephalopelvimetry. Origin: pelvi-+ G. Kephale, head, + grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvicephalometry | Measurement of the female pelvic diameters in relation to those of the foetal head. Origin: pelvi-+ G. Kephale, head, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvifixation | Surgical attachment of a floating pelvic organ to the wall of the pelvic cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvigraph | An obsolete term for an instrument for drawing the contour and dimensions of the pelvis; may be drawn to scale. Origin: pelvi-+ G. Grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvilithotomy | Synonym: pyelolithotomy. Origin: pelvi-+ G. Lithos, stone, + tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvimeter | An obsolete term for instrument shaped like calipers for measuring the diameters of the pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvimetry | Measurement of the dimensions and capacity of the pelvis. It includes cephalopelvimetry (measurement of foetal head size in relation to maternal pelvic capacity), a prognostic guide to the management of labour associated with disproportion. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pelvio- | See: pelvi-. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelviolithotomy | <procedure, surgery> Operative removal of a calculus from the kidney through an incision in the renal pelvis. Synonym: pelvilithotomy, pelviolithotomy. Origin: pyelo-+ G. Lithos, stone, + tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvis |
The lower part of the abdomen, located between the hip bones.
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| pelvic diameter |
any diameter of the pelvis.
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| pelvifemoral muscular dystrophy |
limb-girdle muscular dystrophy affecting primarily the pelvic girdle.
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| pelvic inflammatory disease |
inflammation of a woman's internal reproductive organs, usually as a result of a bacterial infection; one of the most common causes of pelvic pain and infertility in women
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| pelvis |
the group of bones in the lower part of the trunk that support the upper body and protect the abdominal organs
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