pelvic cavity

noun

plural pelvic cavities

: the cavity within the bones of the pelvis (see pelvis sense 1) that is continuous above with the abdominal cavity and contains the internal reproductive organs, urinary bladder, sigmoid colon, and rectum

Examples of pelvic cavity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, Superficial peritoneal endometriosis involves small patches of endometrial tissue on the lining of the pelvic cavity and may not cause any pain. —Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 19 July 2024

The invading tissue grows on reproductive organs and other organs in the pelvic cavity. —Kasandra Brabaw, Health, 19 June 2024

During ovulation, fluid will release from the dominant follicle, which can cause irritation to the pelvic cavity, causing pain. —Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 15 June 2023

They’re typically treated surgically, which can be done with a minimally invasive laparoscopy, or with a skin incision over the hernia to support this area where there’s a weakening within the pelvic cavity. —Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 15 June 2023

In a baboon experiment in 2006, researchers were able to induce endometriosis by injecting normal uterine lining into the pelvic cavity. —Jena Pincott, Scientific American, 1 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

pelvic cavity

noun

: the cavity within the bones of the pelvis (see pelvis sense 1) that is continuous above with the abdominal cavity and contains the sigmoid colon, urinary bladder, and reproductive structures (such as the uterus and prostate gland) see false pelvis, true pelvis