Meaning & use
pelvic region
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Meanings
nounsingulartechnicalmedical
The lower part of the body between the hips, containing the pelvis and the organs inside it.
Grammar: Usually used with 'the': pain in the pelvic region. It is not normally made plural.
Patterns
- the pelvic region
- pain in the pelvic region
- the pelvic region of the body
The doctor asked whether she felt any pain in the pelvic region.
An MRI showed a small injury in the pelvic region.
Muscles in the pelvic region help support the bladder and bowel.
nounsingularspecialistmedical
The area of the body around and inside the pelvis, considered as a whole in anatomy and medicine.
Grammar: In medical writing it often appears after 'in' or 'of': structures of the pelvic region.
Patterns
- structures of the pelvic region
- the pelvic region contains something
- examine the pelvic region
The pelvic region contains the bladder, rectum, and reproductive organs.
Surgeons operated on the pelvic region to remove the tumor.
Injury to the pelvic region can affect walking and sitting.
Common combinations
- pain in the pelvic region
- She described a dull pain in the pelvic region that had lasted a week.
- the pelvic region of the body
- The pelvic region of the body includes the hip bones and nearby organs.
- examine the pelvic region
- The physician will examine the pelvic region during the check-up.
- muscles in the pelvic region
- Strengthening the muscles in the pelvic region can ease back pain.
- injury to the pelvic region
- A fall caused a serious injury to the pelvic region.
Synonyms and how they differ
- pelvis
- 'Pelvis' names the bony ring itself, while 'pelvic region' is broader and includes the soft tissue and organs around it.
- groin area
- 'Groin area' is a looser everyday term for the front of the hips; 'pelvic region' is the precise medical term for the whole lower trunk.
- lower abdomen
- 'Lower abdomen' refers mainly to the belly below the navel, which overlaps with but is not the same as the pelvic region.
Word family
- pelvic adjective
- Relating to the pelvis, as in 'pelvic bone' or 'pelvic floor'.
- pelvis noun
- The bowl-shaped set of bones at the base of the spine.
Commonly confused: pelvic region or public region?
pelvic region vs public region
These sound similar but are completely different; 'public' means open to everyone, while 'pelvic' relates to the pelvis.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'pelvic region' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Pelvic region' is an anatomical area of the body, so pain can be felt there (option 0). Option 1 treats it as an object you can place somewhere, option 2 as a medicine, and option 3 as a travel destination, none of which fits the meaning.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “pelvic region”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.