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MeSH Heading: Pelvis
Tree Number(s): A01.923.600
Unique ID: D010388
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010388
Annotation: internal pelvic region, not PELVIC BONES; / surg: consider also PELVIC EXENTERATION; LESSER PELVIS is also available
Scope Note: The space or compartment surrounded by the pelvic girdle (bony pelvis). It is subdivided into the greater pelvis and LESSER PELVIS. The pelvic girdle is formed by the PELVIC BONES and SACRUM.
Entry Term(s): Pelvic Region
See Also: Pelvic Exenteration; Pelvic Infection; Pelvic Inflammatory Disease; Pelvimetry
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/07/05

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

embryology (EM)

growth & development (GD)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

virology (VI)

Pelvis MeSH Descriptor Data 2025