Pelvis
PELVIS (Lat. for " basin," cf. Gr. ir&Xw), in anatomy, the bony cavity at the lower part of the abdomen in which much of the genito-urinary apparatus and the lower part of the bowels are contained (see SKELETON, Appcndicidar).
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
