Noun
- 1. pelvis, pelvic girdle, pelvic arch, hip, girdle
- usage: the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
- 2. pelvis, renal pelvis, cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
- usage: a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
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