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Acetabulum

noun
/ˌæs.ɪˈtæb.jʊl.əm/
Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.nounThe bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur.
2.nounThe cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
3.nounA sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
4.nounThe large posterior sucker of the leeches.
5.nounOne of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.
6.noun(Roman Antiquities) A vinegar cup.
7.noun(Roman Antiquities) The socket of the hipbone.
8.noun(Roman Antiquities) A measure of about one eighth of a pint.

Synonyms

cotyloid cavityacetableacetabular labrumhip jointacetabularizationfemur headacetabuloplastypyxiscapitulumarthrokatadysisacetabulectomyhead
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