acetabulum meaning

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acetabulum (noun): the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint.

Definition of acetabulum

  1. the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint

    Synonyms: cotyloid cavity

    Type of: socket

    Related forms: acetabular

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AC · words ending in UM · 10-letter words

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