- pelvic plane
- a plane determined by certain landmarks of the hip bone.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
pelvic plane
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pelvic plane narrow — an ovoid plane passing through the apex of the pubic arch, the spines of the ischia, and the end of the sacrum … Medical dictionary
pelvic plane wide — an irregularly ovoid plane passing from the middle of the pubis to the junction of the second and third sacral vertebrae, at about the center of the excavation of the pelvis … Medical dictionary
pelvic plane of outlet — a plane passing through the arch of the pubis, the rami of the pubis, the ischial tuberosities, and the tip of the coccyx; see apertura pelvis inferior … Medical dictionary
plane — 1. A two dimensional flat surface. See planum. 2. An imaginary surface formed by extension of a point through any axis or two definite points, in reference especially to craniometry and to pelvimetry. SYN: planum. [L. planus, flat] Addison … Medical dictionary
Pelvic brim — Infobox Bone Name = Pelvic brim Latin = GraySubject = 58 GrayPage = 238 Caption = Diameters of superior aperture of lesser pelvis female. (Pelvic brim is not labeled, but is identifiablea as the central opening at the top.) Caption2 = Female… … Wikipedia
midpelvic plane — pelvic p., narrow … Medical dictionary
inlet — A passage leading into a cavity. SYN: aditus [TA]. laryngeal i. [TA] the aperture between the pharynx and larynx, bounded by the superior edges of the epiglottis (anteriorly), the aryepiglottic folds (laterally), and the mucosa between … Medical dictionary
outlet — An exit or opening of a passageway. SEE ALSO: aperture. pelvic o. [TA] the lower opening of the true pelvis, bounded anteriorly by the pubic arch, laterally by the rami of the ischium and the sacrotuberous ligament on either side, and posteriorly … Medical dictionary
midplane — SYN: pelvic plane of least dimensions. * * * mid·plane (midґplān″) the median plane of a bilateral structure … Medical dictionary
skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… … Universalium
