Definition of pelvic girdle Pelvic girdle
pel•vic gir•dle
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| pelvic girdle - the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates | ||
| pelvis, pelvic arch, hip | ||
| girdle a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers | ||
| appendicular skeleton the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs | ||
| coccyx, tail bone the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes | ||
| hipbone, innominate bone large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis | ||
| ilium the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone | ||
| ischial bone, ischium, os ischii one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium | ||
| os pubis, pubic bone, pubis one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis | ||
| sacrum wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx | ||
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Wiktionary 
- pelvic girdle (Noun)
The pelvis.
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pelvic girdle
The bony structure found in most vertebrates located at the base of the spine.
