pelvic

American  

[pel-vik] / ˈpɛl vɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the pelvis.

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pelvic British  

/ ˈpɛlvɪk /

adjective

1. of, near, or relating to the pelvis

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Etymology

Origin of pelvic

First recorded in 1820–30; pelv(is) + -ic

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Explanation

Anything pelvic relates to the pelvis, which are the bones at the bottom of your spine, below your waist and above your legs. Elvis got in trouble for shaking his pelvic area on television. Pelvis refers the bowl-shaped bones right below your gut and include your hips. The pelvis is the center of your body, and anything pelvic is therefore important. Men don’t usually have to, but women go for pelvic exams. The pelvic area is crucial in childbirth. It’s also an important part of dance – no one’s getting in trouble for hip shaking these days!

Example Sentences

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pelvic

That tissue creates lesions, commonly in the pelvic area, that bleed during hormonal cycles, resulting in chronic inflammation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

The symptoms she lived with for years included heavy bleeding, severe cramping, pelvic pain and tissue growing and getting trapped in the wrong places.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

"It possesses bird-like pelvic and hindlimb structures yet retains the specialized predatory foot and teeth of a small meat-eating dinosaur. It shows us that early bird evolution was far more complicated than we previously realized."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

She shared that her cancer had spread to her peritoneum, a membrane that lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities and protects internal organs.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

A thin red cow with a protruding pelvic bone appeared and swam straight out to sea without wetting her horns, without looking back.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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