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PELVIC CAVITY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pelvic cavity mean?
• PELVIC CAVITY (noun)
The noun PELVIC CAVITY has 1 sense:
1. the space bounded by the bones of the pelvis and containing the pelvic viscera
Familiarity information: PELVIC CAVITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The space bounded by the bones of the pelvis and containing the pelvic viscera
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("pelvic cavity" is a kind of...):
bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)
Context examples
The fallopian tube that extends from the uterus to the ovary in the left side of the pelvic cavity.
(Left Fallopian Tube, NCI Thesaurus)
It is performed for cancers of the pelvic cavity organs that have not responded to other treatment options.
(Pelvic exenteration, NCI Thesaurus)
A change in the position of the head of the fetus as it descends through the maternal pelvic cavity during labor and delivery.
(Fetal Extension, NCI Thesaurus)
A physical feeling of being able to breathe better during late trimester of pregnancy when the baby starts to descend lower into the pelvic cavity.
(Physiologic Lightening, NCI Thesaurus)
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an acute or chronic inflammation in the pelvic cavity.
(Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by an infectious process involving the pelvic cavity.
(Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
A liquid that is made in the abdominal cavity to lubricate the surface of the tissue that lines the abdominal wall and pelvic cavity and covers most of the organs in the abdomen.
(Peritoneal fluid, NCI Dictionary)
The layers of tissue that line the abdominal wall and the pelvic cavity.
(Parietal Part of the Peritoneum, NCI Dictionary)
A position adopted by the fetus during labor when its head moves down into the maternal pelvic cavity.
(Fetal Engagement, NCI Thesaurus)
The space of the abdominal and pelvic cavities outside the peritoneum.
(Extraperitoneal Space, NCI Thesaurus)
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