Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pelvic

/ˈpɛlvɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: pelvic
IPA: /ˈpɛlvɪk/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis

noun

noun

a pelvic examination

Example Sentences

"pelvic cellulitis"
"pelvic movement"
"2022 Sunshine Smith, quoted in Spencer Beswick, "The model for mobilizing to protect abortion rights beyond voting", The Washington Post, May 17. [W]omen learn the basics of self-cervical exams, do pelvics on each other, and learn how to do menstrual extraction."

Etymology

By surface analysis, pelv- + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɛlvɪk/

Inflected Forms

pelvics (plural)

Derived Forms

abdominopelvic cephalopelvic dolichopelvic endopelvic extrapelvic femoropelvic fetopelvic genitopelvic hemipelvic hydropelvic infrapelvic infundibulopelvic

Phrases

pelvic arch pelvic cavity pelvic diaphragm pelvic disc pelvic fin pelvic floor pelvic girdle pelvic inflammatory disease

Questions

How do you pronounce pelvic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛlvɪk/.
What does pelvic mean?: Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis
Where does pelvic come from?: By surface analysis, pelv- + -ic.

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