transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpel-vəs ]
noun
( plural pel·vis·es -və-səz ; or pel·ves -ˌvēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, basin; perhaps akin to Old English & Old Norse full cup
Date: 1615
1. : a basin-shaped structure in the skeleton of many vertebrates that is formed by the pelvic girdle and adjoining bones of the spine
2. : the cavity of the pelvis
3. : the funnel-shaped cavity of the kidney into which urine is discharged