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The antenatal development of the human pelvis in relation to sex dimorphism

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Abbreviations

B.S.:

Body of Sacrum

P.Pr.I.C.:

Posterior Process of Iliac Cartilage

R.Ut.F.:

Recto Uterine Fossa

F.M.D.:

Fused Mullerian Ducts

S.Pub.:

Symphysis Pubis

P.M.Seg.:

Posterior Medial Segment

3rd P.S.:

3rd Piece of Sacrum

Il.R.:

Ilium Right

Il.L.:

Iilium Left

B.V.:

Bodies of Vertebræ

Il.:

Ilium

G.:

Gonad

Bl.:

Bladder

Urg.S.:

Urogenital Sinus

H.g.:

Hind Gut

F. End M.D.:

Fimbriated End Mullerian ducts

Ov.:

Ovary

Urg.S.:

Urogenital Sinus

Par.Ur.D.:

Paraurethral Duct

S.P.A.:

Sub Pubic Angle

S.:

Sacrum

Int.V.D.:

Intervertebral Disc

Isch.:

Ischium

Obt.f.:

Obturator foramen

W.D.:

Wolffian duct

Bar.D.:

α-Bartholin’s duct

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  1. Institute of Anatomy, Stanley Medical College, Madras

    Sarah J. Souri (Associate Professor and Director-in-Charge)

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Communicated by Dr. T. S. Sadasivan,f.a.sc.

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Souri, S.J. The antenatal development of the human pelvis in relation to sex dimorphism. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 48, 284–296 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050480

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