Crossword clues for pelvic
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pelvic \Pel"vic\, a. Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis.
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.
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.]
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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.
Within the girdle of these walls.
--Shak.Their breasts girded with golden girdles.
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The zodiac; also, the equator. [Poetic]
--Bacon.From the world's girdle to the frozen pole.
--Cowper.That gems the starry girdle of the year.
--Campbell. (Jewelry) The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant.
--Knight.(Mining) A thin bed or stratum of stone.
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(Zo["o]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
a. Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis.
WordNet
adj. of or relating to the pelvis; "pelvic exam"; "pelvic inflammation"
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "pelvic".
Waving around all those heavy Jorenian multibladed swords had also given him a pair of direct inguinal hernias, bilaterally opposed on either side of his pelvic bone.
Total and irreversible paraplectic anesthekinesia, with eventual atrophy of the pelvic extremities.
The sacral promontory was exaggerated, and the anteroposterior pelvic diameter of the inlet in consequence diminished.
The pelvic bones, the pubic symphyses and sacral articulation to the innominates never softened.
Recently, in cases of dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea dysmenorrhagia, and like sexual disorders, massage or gentle flagellation of the parts contiguous with the genitalia and pelvic viscera has been recommended.
In young girls the commonest cause is lack of proper nutrition, either of the pelvic organs alone or of the whole body.
He slipped the other arm under her and raised her hips for better accuracy, finally found the star and compressed it for the requisite length of time despite the continuation of her pelvic rotation, presumably a remnant of the recent orgasm.
Furthermore, displacements of the pelvic organs frequently result from these unnatural and absurd articles of dress.
It is applicable in diseases of the pelvic organs, and may be hot, warm, cool, cold, or medicated, according to the effect desired.
To give tone to weakened pelvic organs we know of nothing more specific in its effects than Dr.
In almost all affections of the pelvic organs, this normal condition is greatly diminished.
Diminution of the motions of respiration is attended with an increase of the amount of the blood in the pelvic organs, constituting an engorgement of the parts, called congestion, or inflammation.
The towerlike thighs rose to a pelvic girdle, in which, like a flat-bottomed boat, rested the iron trunk.
At his wrists and on his pelvic bone waterdrops glittered like jewels.
The pelvic bones appeared to be still joined, but the femur, tibia, and fibulas were tangled together in a heap, like bleached kindling.