pelvises

noun

a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter

the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates

Roots

pelvispelvis- · Latin · basin

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