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Pelvis

The pelvic arch, or the pelvic arch together with the sacrum. See Pelvic arch, under Pelvic, and Sacrum.

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Cavity 76% connected

Hollowness.

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Girdle 76% connected

A griddle.

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Coccyx 70% connected

The end of the vertebral column beyond the sacrum in man and tailless monkeys. It is composed of several vertebrae more or less consolidated.

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Coxa 70% connected

The first joint of the leg of an insect or crustacean.

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Hip 70% connected

The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle.

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Ilium 70% connected

The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See Innominate bo…

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Ischium 70% connected

The ventral and posterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; seat bone; the huckle bone.

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Pubis 70% connected

The ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; sharebone; pubic bone.

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Sacrum 70% connected

That part of the vertebral column which is directly connected with, or forms a part of, the pelvis.

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Kidney 70% connected

A glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body; a urinary gland.

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Hip 92% connected

The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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