outlet

[owt´let]

a means or route of exit or egress.

pelvic outlet the inferior opening of the pelvis minor.

pel·vic out·let

[TA]

the lower opening of the true pelvis, bounded anteriorly by the pubic arch, laterally by the rami of the ischium and the sacrotuberous ligament on either side, and posteriorly by these ligaments and the tip of the coccyx.

Synonym(s): apertura pelvis inferior [TA], apertura pelvis minoris, fourth parallel pelvic plane, inferior pelvic aperture, pelvic plane of outlet, plane of outlet

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Once this was complete, using the Bovie, the vagina was taken off anteriorly at the level of the pelvic outlet. This was then transected including the urethra, just inside of the vagina.

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A case report of sacralization of coccygeal vertebra

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