| brachypellic pelvis | A pelvis in which the transverse diameter is more than 1 cm longer but less than 3 cm longer than the anteroposterior diameter. Synonym: transverse oval pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| caoutchouc pelvis | In osteomalacia, a pelvis in which the bones are still soft. Synonym: rubber pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rachitic pelvis | A contracted and deformed pelvis, most commonly a flat pelvis, occurring from rachitic softening of the bones in early life. (05 Mar 2000) |
| masculine pelvis | A pelvis justo minor in which the bones are large and heavy, a slight degree of funnel-shaped pelvis in the woman, in which the shape approximates that of the male pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavitas pelvis | The space bounded at the sides by the bones of the pelvis, above by the superior aperture of the pelvis, and below by the pelvic diaphragm; it contains the pelvic viscera. Synonym: cavitas pelvis, cavum pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavum pelvis | The space bounded at the sides by the bones of the pelvis, above by the superior aperture of the pelvis, and below by the pelvic diaphragm; it contains the pelvic viscera. Synonym: cavitas pelvis, cavum pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal pelvis | <anatomy> The area at the centre of the kidney. Urine collects here and is funneled into the ureter. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reniform pelvis | A modified cordate pelvis, with a long transverse diameter, giving the brim a kidney shape. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvis | The pelvis is a basin shaped cavity bordered by the pelvic girdle and sacrum, containing and protecting the bladder, rectum and reproductive organs. Pelvic, as pertains to the pelvis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| pelvis justo major | A symmetrical pelvis with greater than normal measurements in all diameters. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvis justo minor | A pelvis of the female type, but with all its diameters smaller than normal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvis major | The expanded portion of the pelvis above the brim. Synonym: pelvis major, false pelvis, large pelvis, pelvis spuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvis minor | The cavity of the pelvis below the brim or superior aperture. Synonym: pelvis minor, pelvis vera, small pelvis, true pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvis nana | A very small pelvis, in which the several bones are united by cartilage as in the infant. Synonym: pelvis nana. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelvis obtecta | A form of kyphotic pelvis in which the angular curvature of the spine is low and extreme so that the spinal column projects horizontally across the inlet of the pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |