pelvis

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Rarely, endometriosis is found in areas outside the pelvis, such as in the chest.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

By the time she was diagnosed, she had reached stage 4, with deep infiltrating endometriosis spread across her ligaments, intestine, pelvis, ovaries and uterus.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

She has had several surgeries, including one done privately, with one surgeon remarking that her pelvis "looked like a bomb had gone off" inside.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

If your pelvis sits at an angle—maybe because your legs are different lengths, maybe because you have scoliosis—the midline of the buttocks can tilt, and, boom, a crooked crack.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

And Lee carefully packed the bones, femurs, and tibias really straight, skull in the middle, with pelvis and clavicle surrounding it and ribs curving on either side.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck