PELVIS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
   Synonym(s)
   • renal pelvis (what does renal pelvis mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pelvis is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cavity (what does cavity mean?)
   • bodily cavity (what does bodily cavity mean?)
   • cavum (what does cavum mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
   Synonym(s)
   • hip (what does hip mean?)
   • pelvic arch (what does pelvic arch mean?)
   • pelvic girdle (what does pelvic girdle mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pelvis is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • girdle (what does girdle mean?)