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"pelvic exam" "pelvic inflammation"of or relating to the pelvis
Definition that contains pelvic
- womb a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
- uterus a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
- catfish large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
- lightening descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
- epidural regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery
- relaxin hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor
- superclass agnatha superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms
- batfish bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins
- wolf fish large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
- proctocele protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth