The pelvis (pl.: pelves or pelvises) is the lower part of an anatomical trunk, between the abdomen and the thighs (sometimes also called pelvic region)...
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The renal pelvis or pelvis of the kidney is the funnel-like dilated part of the ureter in the kidney. It is formed by the convergence of the major calyces...
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Pelvic cavity (redirect from Lesser pelvis)
that is bounded by the bones of the pelvis. Its oblique roof is the pelvic inlet (the superior opening of the pelvis). Its lower boundary is the pelvic...
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Frozen pelvis is a severe complication of other medical conditions, especially endometriosis and cancer. Normally, the internal organs in the pelvic cavity...
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Giant pelvis (plural giant pelves) is an ancient medical term often referred to as a justo major pelvis. Early medical authors such as Thomas Lathrop...
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Pelvic fracture (redirect from Broken pelvis)
A pelvic fracture is a break of the bony structure of the pelvis. This includes any break of the sacrum, hip bones (ischium, pubis, ilium), or tailbone...
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The Big Pelvis is a 2023 American comedy short film directed and produced by Joseph Jeavons about three fishermen who will do whatever it takes to catch...
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Pelvic floor (redirect from Diaphragm of the pelvis)
often used interchangeably.[citation needed] The pelvic cavity of the true pelvis has the pelvic floor as its inferior boundary (and the pelvic brim as its...
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Aperture of pelvis may refer to: Pelvic inlet, or superior aperture of the pelvis Pelvic outlet, or inferior aperture of the pelvis This disambiguation...
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Pelvis justo major (also called "giant pelvis") is a rare condition of the adult female pelvis where the pelvis flares above the iliopectineal line. It...
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Human skeleton (section Pelvis)
between sexes in the morphology of the skull, dentition, long bones, and pelvis exist. In general, female skeletal elements tend to be smaller and less...
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Pelvic inlet (redirect from Apertura pelvis superior)
pelvis and greater pelvis). It is a major target of measurements of pelvimetry. Its position and orientation relative to the skeleton of the pelvis is...
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Pubis (bone) (category Bones of the pelvis)
canal. The inner surface of the body forms part of the wall of the lesser pelvis and joints to the origin of a part of the obturator internus muscle. The...
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Hip bone (category Bones of the pelvis)
coccyx (the pelvic part of the spine) comprise the skeletal component of the pelvis – the pelvic girdle which surrounds the pelvic cavity. They are connected...
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needed]) is the front part of the torso between the thorax (chest) and pelvis in humans and in other vertebrates. The area occupied by the abdomen is...
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Pelvic brim (redirect from Brim of the pelvis)
the internal part of the pelvis (pelvic cavity) into the false or greater pelvis and the true or lesser pelvis. The false pelvis, which is above that plane...
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Acetabulum (category Bones of the pelvis)
the cotyloid cavity, is a concave surface of the pelvis. The head of the femur meets with the pelvis at the acetabulum, forming the hip joint. There are...
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PELVIS syndrome is a congenital condition characterized by perineal hemangioma, external genitalia malformations, lipomyelomeningocele, vesicorenal abnormalities...
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adequate. This revision of the renal pelvis treats the obstruction by excising the stenotic area of the renal pelvis or uretero-pelvic junction and creating...
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Ilium (bone) (category Bones of the pelvis)
pelvis and gives origin to some fibers of the obturator internus. The wing (Latin: ala) is the large expanded portion which bounds the greater pelvis...
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major calyces that ultimately join the renal pelvis. From here, urine continues its flow from the renal pelvis into the ureter, transporting urine into the...
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Abdominopelvic cavity (redirect from Cavitas abdominis et pelvis)
out the abdominal cavity from the pelvic cavity, so the terms abdominal pelvis and peritoneal cavity are sometimes used. There are many diseases and disorders...
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Linea terminalis (redirect from Linea terminalis pelvis)
(above the inlet) and a true pelvis (below the inlet). Diameters of superior aperture of lesser pelvis—female Female pelvis Kirschner, Celeste G. (2005)...
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Belly chain (redirect from Pelvis chain)
A belly chain or waist chain is the popular English term for the Indian jewelry called kamarband. The belly chain is a type of body jewelry worn around...
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pelvis through the lower part of the greater sciatic foramen. It crosses over the lateral part of the sacrospinous ligament and reenters the pelvis through...
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Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis is an application of computed tomography (CT) and is a sensitive method for diagnosis of abdominal diseases...
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attaches to the tibia. The muscle assists in keeping the balance of the pelvis while standing, walking, or running. It arises from the anterior part of...
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Obstructed labour, also known as labour dystocia, is the baby not exiting the pelvis because it is physically blocked during childbirth although the uterus contracts...
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Iliac crest (category Bones of the pelvis)
border of the wing of ilium and the superiolateral margin of the greater pelvis. The iliac crest stretches posteriorly from the anterior superior iliac...
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