Pelvic girdle - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Pelvic girdle :  (noun)

1: the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates [syn: pelvis, pelvic arch, hip]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Pelvic

Bkthirstyp: Explosion near the Pelvic region cuz her shit was the bomb
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BuyMyOwnBagBish: @_OllyGolightly the Pelvic area hurts the most. It hurts so bad that it makes u laugh so loud
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