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PELVIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the pelvis
Example:
pelvic inflammation
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
pelvis (the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates)
Derivation:
pelvis (the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates)
Context examples:
A disorder characterized by a reduction in the strength of the muscles of the pelvic floor.
(Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
A reduction in the strength of the muscles of the pelvic floor.
(Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness, NCI Thesaurus)
The subserous connective tissue of the pelvic floor of the supracervical portion of the uterus.
(Parametrium, NCI Thesaurus)
It is performed for cancers of the pelvic cavity organs that have not responded to other treatment options.
(Pelvic exenteration, NCI Thesaurus)
Femur, spine, and the pelvic bones are the most commonly affected sites.
(Bone Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It may be asymptomatic or present as pelvic pain.
(Endosalpingiosis, NCI Thesaurus)
These findings suggest that pelvic floor muscle spasm may be experienced by women with endometriosis and contribute to pain persisting after standard treatment.
(Scientists identify spasm in women with endometriosis-associated chronic pelvic pain, National Institutes of Health)
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) Trunk Movements, Neck, shoulders, hips, e.g., rocking, twisting, squirming, pelvic gyrations.
(AIMS - Neck, Shoulders, Hips, NCI Thesaurus)
Pelvic inflammatory disease that develops in a patient with HIV/AIDS.
(AIDS-Related Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
The tumor is highly associated with ovarian endometriosis, pelvic endometriosis and paraendocrine hypercalcemia.
(Ovarian Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
