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Pelvic  adj.  Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis.
Pelvic arch, or Pelvic girdle (Anat.), the two or more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate skeleton to which the hind limbs are articulated. When fully ossified, the arch usually consists of three principal bones on each side, the ilium, ischium, and pubis, which are often closely united in the adult, forming the innominate bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate.






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... fleshy, extended nearly over the whole trunk. The recti abdominis were powerful, and attached inferiorly in this way:—A portion runs to the pelvic bones; a much stronger to a strong aponeurosis, situated between the anus and the root ...
— Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 - Zoology • Various



Words linked to "Pelvic" :   pelvic girdle, pelvic arch, pelvis, pelvic fin



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