Found 2 items, similar to pelvic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pelvic pelvic adj : of or relating to the pelvis; “pelvic exam”; “pelvic inflammation”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pelvic Girdle \Gir"dle\, n. [OE. gurdel, girdel, AS. gyrdel, fr. gyrdan; akin to D. gordel, G. g["u]rtel, Icel. gyr?ill. See Gird, v. t., to encircle, and cf. Girth, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a belt; esp., a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist; a cestus. [1913 Webster] Within the girdle of these walls. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Their breasts girded with golden girdles. --Rev. xv. 6. [1913 Webster] 2. The zodiac; also, the equator. [Poetic] --Bacon. [1913 Webster] From the world's girdle to the frozen pole. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] That gems the starry girdle of the year. --Campbell. [1913 Webster] 3. (Jewelry) The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant. --Knight. [1913 Webster] 4. (Mining) A thin bed or stratum of stone. --Raymond. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zo["o]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm. [1913 Webster] Girdle bone (Anat.), the sphenethmoid. See under Sphenethmoid. Girdle wheel, a spinning wheel. Sea girdle (Zo["o]l.), a ctenophore. See Venus's girdle, under Venus. Shoulder, Pectoral, & Pelvic, girdle. (Anat.) See under Pectoral, and Pelvic. To have under the girdle, to have bound to one, that is, in subjection. [1913 Webster] Pelvic \Pel"vic\, a. Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis. [1913 Webster] Pelvic arch, or Pelvic girdle (Anat.), the two or more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate skeleton to which the hind limbs are articulated. When fully ossified, the arch usually consists of three principal bones on each side, the ilium, ischium, and pubis, which are often closely united in the adult, forming the innominate bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate. [1913 Webster]