STRAIT

n. Strat. Gr., are vox tap i a. Lat., angustia. Fr., detroit. Ger., Enge. A. contracted pa age, [a, 48.] Inferior s. of the pelvis. Fr., detroit infer i eur du ba in. The lower contracted portion of the pelvic canal: bounded in front by the lower extremity of the symphysis pubis, behind by the tip of the coccyx, and on each side by the lower border of the ischium. Superior s. of the pelvis. Fr., detroit super i eur du ba in. The brim, or inlet, of the pelvis; the upper boundary of the true pelvis. [s. 545]