pelvis C2 Topic:The Human Body US /ˈpɛlvɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #14950 Meanings 1 noun The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids. Meronyms: hip bone, os coxae; sacrum; coccyx. 2 noun The pelvic region of the human body. Elvis was swinging his pelvis around and the ladies were swooning. 3 noun A funnel-shaped cavity, especially such a cavity in the kidney into which urine passes towards the ureter. Near-synonyms: infundibulum, choana, cornu. 4 noun a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter Thesaurus Synonyms 3 noun · a funnel-shaped cavity,... choanacornuinfundibulum 4 noun · a structure shaped like a... renal pelvis Word family Forms ischial Derived forms acanthopelvishemipelvismidpelvispelvitis Related forms bonecoccyxhiphipboneiliumischiumpelvicpubissacrum Etymology From Latin pēlvis (“basin”), from Old Latin pēluis (“basin”), further etymology uncertain. Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pelvis **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɛlvɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 14950 ## Meanings 1. The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids. 2. The pelvic region of the human body. 3. A funnel-shaped cavity, especially such a cavity in the kidney into which urine passes towards the ureter. 4. a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter ## Examples - Meronyms: hip bone, os coxae; sacrum; coccyx. - Elvis was swinging his pelvis around and the ladies were swooning. - Near-synonyms: infundibulum, choana, cornu. ## Derived Forms - acanthopelvis - hemipelvis - midpelvis - pelvitis ## Related Forms - bone - coccyx - hip - hipbone - ilium - ischium - pelvic - pubis - sacrum ## Etymology From Latin pēlvis (“basin”), from Old Latin pēluis (“basin”), further etymology uncertain. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown