||Pe*lu"do (?), n. [Sp. peludo hairy.] (Zoˆl.) The South American hairy
||armadillo (Dasypus villosus).
Pe*lu"si*ac (?), a. [L. Pelusiacus.] Of or pertaining to Pelusium, an
ancient city of Egypt; as, the Pelusiac (or former eastern) outlet of
the Nile.
Pel"vic (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as,
pelvic cellulitis.
Pelvic arch, or Pelvic girdle (Anat.), the two or more bony or
cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate skeleton to which the hind limbs
are articulated. When fully ossified, the arch usually consists of
three principal bones on each side, the ilium, ischium, and pubis,
which are often closely united in the adult, forming the innominate
bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate.
Pel*vim"e*ter (?), n. [Pelvis + -meter.: cf. F. pelvimËtre.] An
instrument for measuring the dimensions of the pelvis. Coxe.
Pel"vis (?), n. [L., a basin, laver; cf. Gr. &?;, &?;, bowl.] 1.
(Anat.) The pelvic arch, or the pelvic arch together with the sacrum.
See Pelvic arch, under Pelvic, and Sacrum.