Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Situated within the pelvis.

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  • adjective anatomy Within the (cavity of the) pelvis

Etymologies

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intra- +‎ pelvic

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Examples

  • Those from its upper portion end partly in the efferent vessels of the kidney and partly in the lateral aortic glands; those from the portion immediately above the brim of the lesser pelvis are drained into the common iliac glands; while the vessels from the intrapelvic portion of the tube either join the efferents from the bladder, or end in the hypogastric glands.

    VIII. The Lymphatic System. 6. The Lymphatics of the Abdomen and Pelvis 1918

  • Those accompanying the superior gluteal vessels end in a gland which lies on the intrapelvic portion of the superior gluteal artery near the upper border of the greater sciatic foramen.

    VIII. The Lymphatic System. 5. The Lymphatics of the Lower Extremity 1918

  • If the stone has been arrested in the intrapelvic portion of the urethra, the incision must be made beneath the anus and the calculus extracted with forceps, as in stone in the bladder.

    Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877

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