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To go through or into something.  

The act of measuring the pelvis, especially to see if the internal ring is wide enough for a baby to pass through in childbirth. Measurement of the dimensions of the bony birth canal, done to determine whether vaginal birth is possible. Manual measurement or X-ray study of the pelvic bones to determine if the space…

An instrument to measure the diameter and capacity of the pelvis. A tool used to measure the size of the pelvis.  

A fetus around in the uterus by moving the buttocks of the fetus. Turning a fetus from a transverse lie to a vertex (head down) presentation. A version procedure executed to achieve a breech position of the baby.  

An opening at the base of the pelvis.  

The ring formed by the two hip bones to which the thigh bones are attached. Bony structure, made up of the left and right hipbones, the sacrum, and the coccyx, to which the bones of the legs are attached. The bony structure to which the bones of the lower limbs are attached. It consists of…

A fracture of the pelvis.  

The lower part of the space beneath the pelvic girdle, formed of muscle.  

A sheet of muscle between the pelvic cavity and the peritoneum. The musculofascial layer forming the lower boundary of the abdominopelvic cavity. It is funnel shaped and is pierced in the midline by the urethra, vagina, and rectum. It consists of a muscular layer made up of the paired levator ani and coccygeus muscles. The…