Pelvic

(pel’-vik) [pelvis, a basin]. Pertaining to the pelvis. P. Absce , a suppurative inflammation of the connective ti ue of the pelvic cavity, most common in women, and usually a ociated with puerperal or gonorrheal infection. P. Arch. Same as P. Girdle. P. Cellulitis, inflammation of the connective ti ue of the pelvis. P. Girdle, the arch formed by the ilium, ischium^ and pubis, or in the higher vertebrates by the two innominate bones. P. Index, the relation of the anteroposterior to the transverse diameter of the pelvis. P. Inlet, the superior strait. P. Outlet, the inferior strait. P. Region, the region within the true pelvis. 484