- funnel-shaped pelvis
- a female pelvis with a normal inlet, but a greatly narrowed outlet.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
pelvis — [pel′vis] n. pl. pelvises or pelves [pel′vēz΄] [ModL < L, basin < IE base * pel , container > ON, OE full, cup] Anat. Zool. any basinlike or funnel shaped structure; specif., a) the basinlike cavity formed by the ring of bones of the… … English World dictionary
Pelvis — The lower part of the abdomen located between the hip bones. Organs in the female pelvis include the uterus, vagina, ovaries, fallopian tubes, bladder, and rectum. * * * 1. [NA] The massive cup shaped ring of bone, with its ligaments, at the… … Medical dictionary
Pelvis, android — There are significant differences in the anatomy of the pelvis in the female and male. The android or male pelvis is more robust, narrower, and taller than the female pelvis. The angle of the male pubic arch and the sacrum are narrower as well.… … Medical dictionary
Pelvis, male — There are significant differences in the anatomy of the pelvis in the female and male. The male pelvis is more robust, narrower, and taller than the female pelvis. The angle of the male pubic arch and the sacrum are narrower as well. The female… … Medical dictionary
Pelvis, female — There are significant differences in the anatomy of the pelvis in the female and male. The female pelvis is more delicate, wider and not as high as the male pelvis. The angle of the female pubic arch is wide and round. The female sacrum is wider… … Medical dictionary
pelvis — noun (plural pelvises or pelves) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, basin; perhaps akin to Old English & Old Norse full cup Date: 1615 1. a basin shaped structure in the skeleton of many vertebrates that is formed by the pelvic girdle and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Android pelvis — There are significant differences in the anatomy of the pelvis in the female and male. The android or male pelvis is more robust, narrower, and taller than the female pelvis. The angle of the male pubic arch and the sacrum are narrower as well.… … Medical dictionary
Gynecoid pelvis — The gynecoid pelvis is one that is generally characteristic of a woman in its bone structure and therefore its shape. Gynecoid means like a woman, womanly, female. The gynecoid pelvis is more delicate, wider and not as high as the male pelvis.… … Medical dictionary
Male pelvis — There are significant differences in the anatomy of the pelvis in the female and male. The male pelvis is more robust, narrower, and taller than the female pelvis. The angle of the male pubic arch and the sacrum are narrower as well. The female… … Medical dictionary
Female pelvis — There are significant differences in the anatomy of the pelvis in the female and male. The female pelvis is more delicate, wider and not as high as the male pelvis. The angle of the female pubic arch is wide and round. The female sacrum is wider… … Medical dictionary