- platypelloid
- SYN: platypellic.
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platy·pel·loid -'pel-.ȯid adj of the pelvis broad and flat: approaching a platypellic condition compare ANDROID, ANTHROPOID, GYNECOID* * *
platy·pel·loid (plat″ĭ-pelґoid) platypellic.
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platypelloid — platy·pel·loid … English syllables
platypelloid — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|peˌlȯid adjective Etymology: platypellic + oid of a pelvis : broad and flat : approaching a platypellic condition compare gynecoid … Useful english dictionary
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Gynecoid — 1. Like a woman, womanly, female. The word gynecoid comes from the Greek gyno, gynaikos meaning woman. Gyneco , gyno , gyn , and gyne are combining forms meaning woman. For example: Gynecoid obesity: Fat distribution in a female fashion. Gynecoid … Medical dictionary
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android — SYN: andromorphous. [andro + G. eidos, resemblance] * * * an·droid an .drȯid adj 1) of the pelvis having the angular form and narrow outlet typical of the human male <a disproportionate number of difficult labors occur in women with android… … Medical dictionary
anthropoid — 1. Resembling humans in structure and form. 2. One of the monkeys resembling humans; an ape. [G. anthropo eides, man like] * * * an·thro·poid an(t) thrə .pȯid adj 1) resembling humans used esp. of apes of the family Pongidae 2) of the pelvis… … Medical dictionary
classification — A systematic arrangement into classes or groups based on perceived common characteristics; a means of giving order to a group of disconnected facts. adansonian c. the c. of organisms based on giving equal weight to every character of the… … Medical dictionary
platypellic — Having a broad pelvis, with an index below 90°. See p. pelvis. SYN: platypelloid. [platy + G. pellis, bowl (pelvis)] * * * platy·pel·lic .plat i pel ik adj having a broad pelvis with a pelvic index of 89.9 or less platy·pel·ly plat i .pel ē n, pl … Medical dictionary
