Girdle

(gir’-dl) [AS., gyrdel, a waistband]. A band designed to go around the body; a structure resembling a circular belt or band. G.-pain, a sensation as if a girdle were drawn tightly around the body. G., Pelvic, the bones (the two o a in no min at a) forming the support for the lower limbs. G. -sensation. Same as G.-pain. G., Shoulder-, the system of bones supporting the upper limbs or arms. 295