Pel"vis (?), n. [L., a basin, laver; cf. Gr. , , bowl.]
1. Anat.
The pelvic arch, or the pelvic arch together with the sacrum. See Pelvic arch, under Pelvic, and Sacrum.
2. Zool.
The calyx of a crinoid.
Pelvis of the kidney Anat., the basinlike cavity into which the ureter expands as it joins the kidney.
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