English noun: pelvic girdle | |||
1. | pelvic girdle (body) the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates | ||
Synonyms | hip, pelvic arch, pelvis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | girdle | ||
Part holonym | articulatio coxae, coccyx, coxa, hip, hip joint, hipbone, ilium, innominate bone, ischial bone, ischium, os ischii, os pubis, pubic bone, pubis, sacrum, tail bone | ||
Part meronym | appendicular skeleton | ||