1) Animal anatomy 2) Bone of the pelvis 3) Cotyloid cavity 4) Hip socket 5) Socket 6) Type of container 7) Unit of volume
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the deep socket or cavity on the side of the hip bone in which the head of the thigh bone fits to form the hip joint
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small anatomical cup or hollow, such as a sucker
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• (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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(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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The cup-shaped socket of the hip joint
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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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The acetabulum is the hip socket.
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<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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(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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A large cup-shaped cavity that is the point of articulation between the femur and the os coxae of the pelvis.
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The curve-shaped cavity on the side of the hip bone into which the thigh bone fits.
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Hip Socket. A part of the pelvis
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Sucker such as the ventral sucker of a fluke or a sucker on the scolex of a tapeworm.
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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 r...
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A socket on the lower part of the pelvic bone in which the head of the hipbone is situated.
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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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(as;ue-tab;yuu-lum) A socket in the lateral surface of the hipbone (os coxa) with which the head of the femur articulates.
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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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The "cup" or "socket" portion of the hip joint.
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At the hip joint, the hollow on the pelvic girdle into which the head of the femur fits.
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acteum, vinegar + abrum, holder. Small cup for vinegar, hence any small cup.
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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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Latin acetum = vinegar (cf. acetic), and abulum = small receptacle, hence, a vinegar cup, hence, the socket for the head of the femur, adjective - acetabular.
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The cup-shaped socket in the hip bone.
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