- pelvimeter
- pel·vim·e·ter pel-'vim-ət-ər n an instrument for measuring the dimensions of the pelvis
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pel·vim·e·ter (pel-vimґə-tər) [pelvis + -meter] an instrument for measuring the diameters and capacity of the pelvis.
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Pelvimeter — Pel*vim e*ter, n. [Pelvis + meter.: cf. F. pelvim[ e]tre.] An instrument for measuring the dimensions of the pelvis. Coxe. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pelvimēter — (lat., »Beckenmesser«), s. Becken, S. 535 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
pelvimeter — See pelvimetry. * * * … Universalium
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pelvimeter — n. device for measuring the pelvis … English contemporary dictionary
pelvimeter — pel·vim·e·ter … English syllables
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