pelvic

adj, noun — 3 senses

pelvic

adj

US /ˈpɛlvɪk/

Etymology By surface analysis, pelv- + -ic.

1

Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis

  • pelvic cellulitis
  • pelvic movement
Derived terms
42 termsabdominopelvic, cephalopelvic, dolichopelvic, endopelvic, extrapelvic, femoropelvic, fetopelvic, genitopelvic, hemipelvic, hydropelvic, infrapelvic, infundibulopelvic, intrapelvic, lumbopelvic, midpelvic, nonpelvic, parapelvic, pelvically, pelvic arch, pelvic cavity, pelvic diaphragm, pelvic disc, pelvic fin, pelvic floor, pelvic girdle, pelvic inflammatory disease, pelvic inflammatory disorder, pelvic lines, pelvic suctorial organ, pelvic thrust, pelvic tilt, platypelvic, plesiopelvic, prepelvic, sacropelvic, spinopelvic, subpelvic, suprapelvic, thoracoabdominopelvic, ureteropelvic, uteropelvic, vertebropelvic

pelvic

noun

Etymology By surface analysis, pelv- + -ic.

1

pelvic fin

2

a pelvic examination

  • 2022 Sunshine Smith, quoted in Spencer Beswick, "The model for mobilizing to protect abortion rights beyond voting", The Washington Post, May 17. [W]omen learn the basics of self-cervical exams, do pelvics on each other, and learn how to do menstrual extraction.

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