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| pel·vis [ pélviss ] (plural pel·vis·es or pel·ves [ pél veez ]) |
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1. basin-shaped skeletal structure in vertebrates: the strong basin-shaped ring of bone near the bottom of the spine formed by the hip bones on the front and sides, and the triangular sacrum on the back
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2. basin-shaped cavity or body part: any basin- or cup-shaped anatomical cavity, e.g. the region of the kidney into which urine is discharged before its passage into the ureter
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin, literally "basin"] |
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