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Pelvis
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
(Lat. for "basin," cf. Gr. 7rE¦Xts), in anatomy, the bony cavity at the lower part of the abdomen in which much of the genito-urinary apparatus and the lower part of the bowels are contained (see SKELETON, § Appendicular).
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Pelvis'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/p/pelvis.html. 1910.