- false pelvis
- false pelvis n the upper broader portion of the pelvic cavity called also false pelvic cavity compare TRUE PELVIS
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false pelvis — noun : the upper broader portion of the pelvic cavity … Useful english 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
false ligament — 1. any suspensory ligament that is a peritoneal fold and not of true ligamentous structure. 2. a peritoneal connection between the vertex and sides of the bladder and the walls of the pelvis. False ligaments (peritoneal folds) connecting the… … Medical dictionary
Greater pelvis — Infobox Bone Name = Greater pelvis Latin = pelvis major GraySubject = 58 GrayPage = 238 Caption = Male pelvis. Caption2 = Female pelvis. System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = p 10 DorlandsSuf = 12623257 The greater pelvis (or false… … Wikipedia
true pelvis — n the lower more contracted part of the pelvic cavity called also true pelvic cavity compare FALSE PELVIS * * * p. minor … Medical dictionary
linea terminalis pelvis — [TA] terminal line of pelvis: a line on the inner surface of either pelvic bone, extending from the sacroiliac joint to the iliopubic eminence anteriorly, and marking the plane separating the false from the true pelvis … Medical dictionary
Pelvic cavity — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = cavitas pelvis GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = primarily internal iliac lymph nodes MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = c 16 DorlandsSuf … Wikipedia
linea — SYN: line. [L.] l. alba [TA] a fibrous band running vertically the entire length of the midline of the anterior abdominal wall, receiving the attachments of the oblique and transverse abdominal … Medical dictionary
pelvic brim — n the bony ridge in the cavity of the pelvis that marks the boundary between the false pelvis and the true pelvis * * * apertura pelvis superior … Medical dictionary
pelvic cavity — n the cavity of the pelvis comprising in humans a broad upper and a more contracted lower part compare FALSE PELVIS, TRUE PELVIS ABDOMEN (1c) * * * cavitas pelvis … Medical dictionary
