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pelvis

pel.vis \'pel-v*s\ \-v*-s*z\ \'pel-.ve-z\ n or pel.vis.es or pel.ves [NL, 
   fr. L, basin; akin to OE & ON full cup, Gk pella wooden bowl] pl  1: a 
   basin-shaped structure in the skeleton of many vertebrates formed by t he 
   pelvic girdle and adjoining bones of the spine 2: the cavity of the pelvis  
   3: the funnel-shaped cavity of the kidney into which urine is discharged