pelvic

CEFRB2

/ˈpɛlvɪk/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to the lower part of the abdomen and hip bones.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    a pelvic examination

Examples

  • The gynecologist gave Silya a pelvic exam.

  • I must perform a pelvic exam.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. pelvic fin

  2. Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis

More examples

In context

  • 2022 Sunshine Smith, quoted in Spencer Beswick, "The model for mobilizing to protect abortion rights beyond voting", The Washington Post, May 17. [W]omen learn the basics of self-cervical exams, do pelvics on each other, and learn how to do menstrual extracti...

  • pelvic cellulitis

  • pelvic movement

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The doctor carefully examined the patient's blank bones after she landed directly on her hips.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

By surface analysis, pelv- + -ic.