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Cotyloid cavity
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adjective
cotyloidal
,
cotyloid
adj. (Anat.)
(a)
Shaped like a cup; cup-shaped; as,
the
cotyloid cavity
, the cup-shaped socket which receives the head of the thigh bone
.
(b)
Pertaining to a cotyloid cavity; as,
the cotyloid ligament, or notch
.
Synonyms:
acetabular, cotyloid.
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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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"Cotyloid cavity" Quotes from Famous Books
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is formed by the hemispherical head of the femur and the acetabulum; the latter constituting a
cotyloid cavity
which is deepened
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— Lameness of the Horse - Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 • John Victor Lacroix
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