pelvis

The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.

Meronyms: hip bone, os coxae; sacrum; coccyx

The pelvic region of the human body.

Elvis was swinging his pelvis around and the ladies were swooning.

A funnel-shaped cavity, especially such a cavity in the kidney into which urine passes towards the ureter.

Near-synonyms: infundibulum, choana, cornu

renal pelvis