girdle
91hip-girdle — hipˈ girdle noun 1. The pelvic girdle 2. A hip belt • • • Main Entry: ↑hip * * * hip girdle [hip n.1] 1. Anat. The pelvic girdle or arch, consisting of the ilium, ischium, and pubis. 2 …
92Shoulder girdle — Shoulder Shoul der, n. [OE. shulder, shuldre, schutder, AS. sculdor; akin to D. schoulder, G. schulter, OHG. scultarra, Dan. skulder, Sw. skuldra.] 1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, by which the fore limb is connected with the… …
93pelvic girdle — n a bony or cartilaginous arch that supports the hind limbs of a vertebrate, that corresponds to the pectoral girdle of the forelimbs but is usu. more rigid and firmly attached to the spinal column, and that consists in lower forms of a single… …
94Hip girdle — Hip Hip, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG. huf, G. h[ u]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h[ o]ft, Goth. hups; cf. Icel. huppr, and also Gr. ? the hollow above the hips of cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.] [1913 Webster] 1. The projecting… …
95Pectoral girdle — Pectoral Pec to*ral (p[e^]k t[ o]*ral), a. [L. pectoralis, fr. pectus, oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.] 1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles. [1913 Webster] 2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or… …
96Venus's girdle — is the Victorian name for an atmospheric phenomenon seen at sunrise and sunset, which is also called the Belt of Venus.Venus s girdle is also a popular name for a kind of jellyfish, described under Ctenophore …
97shoulder girdle — n. PECTORAL GIRDLE * * * …
98panty girdle — a girdle with a crotch. Also, pantie girdle. [1940 45] * * * …
99pelvic girdle — 1. (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts. 2. (in humans) the arch formed by the ilium, ischium, and pubis. See illus. under pelvis. Also called pelvic arch. [1885 90] * * * ▪ anatomy also… …
100limb-girdle muscular dystrophy — a group of disorders characterized by progressive weakness and wasting in the pelvic girdle (pelvifemoral muscular dystrophy) or shoulder girdle (scapulohumeral muscular dystrophy). It occurs in various subtypes, some of which are of autosomal… …
