acetabulum

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/ˌæs.ɪˈtæb.jʊl.əm/ English

Definitions

noun

The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur.
The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
The large posterior sucker of the leeches.

Related words

Synonyms

cotyloid cavity acetable acetabular labrum hip joint acetabularization femur head acetabuloplasty pyxis capitulum arthrokatadysis acetabulectomy head pelvic arch acumen tibiale pubis

Associated

ischium ilium lunate trochanter femur labrum femoral pelvis sucker articular pubic

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