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Acetabulum

noun

(pl. acetabula)

The cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint. Synonym: cotyloid cavity.

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Etymology of 'Acetabulum'

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Helvella acetabulum

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"Acetabulum" Quotes from Famous Books

... body of the bone on a line with the hip joint (acetabulum) occasionally, though rarely, occurs, and is nearly always associated with dislocation of the hip joint and the forcing of the head of the upper bone of the leg (femur) upward, far out of its place. The violent contraction ...

— Special Report on Diseases of Cattle • U.S. Department of Agriculture

Words linked to "Acetabulum" : innominate bone, Helvella acetabulum, cotyloid cavity, hipbone, socket, acetabular