pelvis
nounUK /ˈpel.vɪs/
US /ˈpel.vɪs/
The bowl-shaped bones at the bottom of your body that hold your tummy parts and connect your legs.
She put her hands on her pelvis and stretched after sitting for a long time.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The bowl-shaped part of the kidney where urine collects before it goes to the bladder.
The doctor said the stone was stuck in the renal pelvis.
3. The hollow bowl-shaped area inside the kidney itself.
The scan showed the pelvis of the kidney was slightly swollen.
4. A bowl-shaped structure or cavity in an organ or plant part.
The flower's pelvis holds the seeds at its base.