pelvis
noun
the basinlike cavity in the lower part of the trunk of many vertebrates, formed in humans by the innominate bones, sacrum, etc.
pelves
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pluralof pelvis.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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With all this research out there showing how gestation seems to be limited primarily by maternal metabolism, why this notion that we’re compromised by our pelves?
From Scientific American ● Sep. 5, 2012
He first alluded to the perfection to which the forceps had reached for pelves narrowed at the brim, and the means of correcting faulty position of the fœtus during labor.
From Moral Principles and Medical Practice The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence by Charles Coppens
The same conditions have been observed from time to time between different breeds of dogs, whose pelves vary.
From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Eugene S. Talbot
When the breech or face of the child presents in contracted pelves, the condition is especially unfavourable for the child.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by Austin ?Malley
We can measure the pelves, but the size of the child's head is not satisfactorily measurable.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by Austin ?Malley
