Look up: Acetabulum

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   Acetabulum
   The acetabulum is the hip socket.
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   Acetabulum
   Acetabulum is an anatomical term applied to any cup-like cavity, as that of a bone to receive the protuberant end of another bone.
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   Acetabulum
   Sucker such as the ventral sucker of a fluke or a sucker on the scolex of a tapeworm.
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   acetabulum
   [n] - the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint
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   Acetabulum
   Hip Socket. A part of the pelvis
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   Acetabulum
   A socket on the lower part of the pelvic bone in which the head of the hipbone is situated.
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   Acetabulum
   Acetabulum: The cup-shaped socket of the hip joint. In fact, in Latin an 'acetabulum' is cup, a vinegar cup. The acetabulum is a feature of the pelvis. The head (upper end) of the femur (the thighbone) fits into the acetabulum and articulates with it, forming a ball-and-socket joint.
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   acetabulum
   the cavity at the base of the pelvis that mates with the femur to serve as the ball-and-socket joint in the hip. Category: Medicine
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   Acetabulum
   Ac`e·tab'u·lum noun [ Latin , a little saucer for vinegar, from acetum vinegar, from acere to be sour.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A vinegar cup; socket of the hip bone; a measure of about one eighth of a pint, etc. 2. (Anat.) (a) The bony cup which receives the head of the thigh bone. (b) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted ...
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    acetabulum
    <anatomy> The hollow, cuplike portion of the pelvis into which the head of the thigh bone (femur) fits. ... <zoology> Also, in entomology, the leg socket on an insect's abdomen or thorax. ... (12 Mar 1998) ...
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    acetabulum
    cotyloid cavity noun the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint
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    Acetabulum
    The `acetabulum` is a concave surface of the pelvis. The head of the femur meets with the pelvis at the acetabulum, forming the hip joint.
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    acetabulum
    (as″ә-tab´u-lәm) pl. aceta´bula the cup-shaped cavity on the lateral surface of the hip bone. It holds the round head of the femur (thigh bone).
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    Acetabulum
    • (n.) A vinegar cup; socket of the hip bone; a measure of about one eighth of a pint, etc. • (n.) The bony cup which receives the head of the thigh bone. • (n.) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body. • (n.) A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals. • (n.) The ...
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    acetabulum
    (from the article `skeletal system, human`) The pelvic girdle consists originally of three bones, which become fused in early adulthood and each of which contributes a part of the acetabulum, ... In congenital dislocation of the hip, the socket part of the joint, the acetabulum, loses the mechanical stimulus for normal growth and develo...
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    acetabulum
    A cup-shaped depression on the external surface of the hip bone, with which the head of the femur articulates. Syn: cotyloid cavity, cotyle 2 [L. a shallow vinegar vessel or cup]
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    acetabulum
    Image credit: Memorial University of Newfoundland A deep socket on the outer surface of the pelvis (hip bone) into which the head of the femur (thigh bone) fits forming the hip joint. The acetabulum is the point where the three components of the pelvis (ilium, ischium, and pubis) meet. The upp...
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