- pelvic cavity
- pelvic cavity n the cavity of the pelvis comprising in humans a broad upper and a more contracted lower part compare FALSE PELVIS, TRUE PELVIS ABDOMEN (1c)
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cavitas pelvis.
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pelvic cavity
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