How to Use pelvic in a Sentence

pelvic

adjective
Definition of pelvicnext
  • Her pelvic joint was sliding in and out of place all the time.
    — Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The pelvic bone would have belonged to a pterosaur with a wingspan of more than six feet.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2023
  • Daisy was struck in the pelvic area, Fletcher revealed.
    — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 30 Nov. 2021
  • UTIs can cause pain while urinating, pelvic pain, blood in the urine, and foul smells.
    — Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The cause was pelvic cancer, said his wife, Lisa Harrow.
    — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
  • Straining to poop also puts a lot of stress on muscles of the pelvic floor, Dr. Paik says.
    — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Keep the spine and pelvis neutral and engage your pelvic floor muscles.
    — Tiffany Ayuda, Health, 12 July 2023
  • The foot is not twisting on the floor, and the legs were so turned out that the shape of the pelvic region looked like a over-full diaper.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2023
  • And then took a knee to his pelvic bone in a full-speed collision with the goalkeeper.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2022
  • In the pics, Hadid wears a pair of dirty-wash jeans that features pelvic cutouts and double zippers at the crotch.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Aug. 2021
  • The pelvic floor muscles, which support your bladder, bowel, and uterus, are at the bottom of the core.
    — Anne Harding, Health, 19 Jan. 2024
  • So a pelvic floor exam can happen both through the vaginal walls or the rectal walls.
    — Jayme Cyk, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
  • And the tight fit of the infant’s head and shoulders through the pelvic canal during delivery can lead to death, for both the mother and child.
    — Tesla Monson, The Conversation, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Patients with minor pelvic injuries, such as a strain, could heal in three to six weeks, Anand said.
    — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
  • This paralysis affects all or part of the trunk, legs and pelvic organs.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Many of these pelvic health problems aren’t new; what is new is the openness about them and desire to address them.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
  • At 20 weeks, I was put on pelvic rest due to complications.
    — Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Firstly, cold weather can cause muscles to tense up—that includes in the pelvic floor.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Keep spine and pelvis neutral and engage your pelvic floor muscles.
    — Tiffany Ayuda, Health.com, 3 Mar. 2022
  • But my real problem, as Lia Bartha, the creator of B the Method knows, starts deeper, with both my core and my pelvic floor.
    — Thessaly La Force, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The hip is a ball-in-socket joint where the head of the femur (upper leg bone) sits in the acetabulum, a socket in the pelvic bone.
    — Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 8 Nov. 2022
  • But that didn't protect him from the two fatal gunshot wounds that struck him in the chest and pelvic regions Friday.
    — Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2023
  • There was also an abdominal wall defect from the cord to the pelvic area.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Some of the videos demonstrated the dance itself, which combined salsa steps with pelvic thrusts.
    — Washington Post, 9 May 2022
  • Pulisic came off at halftime against Iran with a pelvic contusion.
    — Usa Today Sports Staff, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Another way to shore up your pelvic floor and increase your control over leaks is to use Kegel weights.
    — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Treat your pelvic floor like the muscles it’s made of and do isometric contraction sets.
    — Jon Irwin, Men's Health, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Smooth muscle is a series of muscular fibers on your pelvic floor.
    — Jon Goodwin, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2022
  • His 38-year-old passenger was ejected off the bike and suffered an open pelvic fracture and a large laceration to her scalp.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024
  • The second most common is abdominal or pelvic discomfort and a sense of bloating.
    — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024

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