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Descriptor English: Pelvis
Descriptor Spanish: Pelvis
Descriptor pelvis
Scope note: Región inferior del tronco, en forma de lavabo, contorneada por los huesos coxales y la COLUMNA VERTEBRAL.
Descriptor Portuguese: Pelve
Descriptor French: Pelvis
Entry term(s): Pelvic Region
Region, Pelvic
Tree number(s): A01.923.600
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010388
Scope note: The space or compartment surrounded by the pelvic girdle (bony pelvis). It is subdivided into the greater pelvis and LESSER PELVIS. The pelvic girdle is formed by the PELVIC BONES and SACRUM.
Annotation: internal pelvic region, not PELVIC BONES; / surg: consider also PELVIC EXENTERATION; LESSER PELVIS is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
GD growth & development
IN injuries
IR innervation
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
VI virology
Related: Pelvic Exenteration MeSH
Pelvic Infection MeSH
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease MeSH
Pelvimetry MeSH
DeCS ID: 10581
Unique ID: D010388
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/07/05
Pelvis - Preferred
Concept UI M0016106
Scope note The space or compartment surrounded by the pelvic girdle (bony pelvis). It is subdivided into the greater pelvis and LESSER PELVIS. The pelvic girdle is formed by the PELVIC BONES and SACRUM.
Preferred term Pelvis
Entry term(s) Pelvic Region
Region, Pelvic



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