pelvic

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pelvic

  • /ˈpɛlvɪk/ US

Where it comes from

By surface analysis, pelv- + -ic.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis pelvic cellulitis

noun pelvics

  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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ilial, iliac, thoracic, basin, watershed, sudden, location, hip, sacral, pubic, ischial, coxal, hypogastric, basinlike, pelvimetric, acetabular

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Every language

adj of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis

Españolpélvico, pelviano
Portuguêspélvico
Françaispelvien
Italianopelvico
Ελληνικάπυελικός pyelikós
Русскийта́зовый tázovyj

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@misc{pelvic_2026,
  title = {pelvic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pelvic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}