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pelves

(pĕl′vēz)
n.
A plural of pelvis.
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Estabilizando-se o corpo do ilio, o qual geralmente esta envolvido nas fraturas pelvicas, obtem-se estabilidade relativa para o conjunto de ossos da pelve. Sendo assim, pode-se sugerir que o tratamento cirurgico precoce e benefico e deve ser estimulado (BETTS, 1998).
For pelves, age can be determined by examination of the degree of ossification of the innominate bones (i.e., composed of the illium, ischium and pubis).
Our great ape cousins (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and gibbons) have pelves elongated in the anterior-posterior direction (Schultz, 1949), hence our use of the term "anthropoid" (from the suborder "anthropoidea" for human-like primates in older classification systems) for a similarly shaped human pelvis.
As our ancestors' pelves were shrinking, they were growing bigger brains.
As pelves usadas, independente do tamanho, da idade do doador e do modo de conservacao destas, foram adequados para a construcao dos prototipos, pois mantiveram rigidez ossea normal, observada ao serrar os ossos para confeccao da fratura.
The antenatal sonographic characteristics most accurately associated with a duplex kidney include cysts in the upper pole of the kidney; the presence of 2 separate non-communicating renal pelves; a dilated ureter (usually draining the upper pole); and echogenic cystic structures in the bladder (ureterocele).[sup.3] Detection of 2 separate poles or ureterocele are the strongest predictors of duplex renal units with predictive power of 93% and 78%, respectively.[sup.4] Antenatal ultrasound with a duplex kidney may only show cystic dysplasia, leading to unclear differentiation between masses of renal and suprarenal origin.
When comparing it to "Lucy," Lovejoy said, "They both have pelves, a complete lower limb bone and elements of the forelimb, vertebral column and thorax.
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