pelvic girdle

noun

|Updated on: 12 May 2018

Definition of pelvic girdle

: a bony or cartilaginous arch that supports the hind limbs of a vertebrate

Recent Examples of pelvic girdle from the Web

Bø said there is strong evidence that training the pelvic girdle can help with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.

— elissa strauss, CNN, "The enduring mystery of the postpartum pooch," 4 May 2018

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First Known Use of pelvic girdle

1862

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pelvic girdle

noun

medical Definition of pelvic girdle

: a bony or cartilaginous arch that supports the hind limbs of a vertebrate, that corresponds to the shoulder girdle of the forelimbs but is usually more rigid and firmly attached to the spinal column, and that consists in lower forms of a single cartilage which is replaced in higher forms including humans by paired hip bones articulating solidly with the sacrum dorsally and with one another at the pubic symphysis