: a bony or cartilaginous arch that supports the hind limbs of a vertebrate
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According to Macomb County Animal Control chief Jeff Randazzo, Maeby suffered a skull fracture, pelvic girdle fracture, and a femur fracture.—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025 In contrast, the pelvic girdle seems like a fairly continuous ring of bone.—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2025 In the back, the pelvic girdle joins to the sacrum at the base of the spine.—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2025 During the first trimester, the uterus still has a very thick wall and is protected by the bones in the pelvic girdle.—Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 30 July 2024 Mild to moderate pain that limits function or activity is worth treating, and [treatment] can stop the progression to more severe or even chronic pelvic girdle pain.—Holly Lebowitz Rossi, Parents, 18 Dec. 2023 To top it off, Chilesaurus had the pelvic girdle of an ornithischian.—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2017 Bø said there is strong evidence that training the pelvic girdle can help with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.—Elissa Strauss, CNN, 4 May 2018
: an arch of bone or cartilage that supports the hind limbs of a vertebrate
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pelvic girdle
noun
: a bony or cartilaginous arch that supports the hind limbs of a vertebrate, that corresponds to the shoulder girdle of the forelimbs but is usually more rigid and firmly attached to the spinal column, and that consists in lower forms of a single cartilage which is replaced in higher forms including humans by paired hip bones articulating solidly with the sacrum dorsally and with one another at the pubic symphysis
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