pelvic girdle

noun

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

Examples of pelvic girdle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To top it off, Chilesaurus had the pelvic girdle of an ornithischian. —

Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2017 Bø said there is strong evidence that training the pelvic girdle can help with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. —

Elissa Strauss, CNN, 4 May 2018

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First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pelvic girdle was in 1862

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Kids Definition

pelvic girdle

noun

: an arch of bone or cartilage that supports the hind limbs of a vertebrate

Medical Definition

pelvic girdle

noun

: 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