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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
Word definitions for acetabulum in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In ancient dining, an acetabulum ( Greek : , , ) was a vinegar -cup, which, from the fondness of the Greeks and Romans for vinegar, was probably always placed on the table at meals to dip the food in before eating it. The vessel was wide and open above; ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint [syn: cotyloid cavity ] [also: acetabula (pl)]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context Roman Antiquities English) a vinegar cup; 2 (context Roman Antiquities English) the socket of the hipbone; 3 (context Roman Antiquities English) a measure of about one eighth of a pint 4 (context anatomy English) The bony cup which receives ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Acetabulum \Ac`e*tab"u*lum\, n. [L., a little saucer for vinegar, fr. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.] (Rom. Antiq.) A vinegar cup; socket of the hip bone; a measure of about one eighth of a pint, etc. (Anat.) The bony cup which receives the head ...
Usage examples of acetabulum.
My eyes were a little blurry as I ran them over her femur, acetabulum, ilium, sacrum, and so on.
It has a large round head, which is received into the acetabulum, thus affording a good illustration of a ball and socket joint.
Would it stay obstinately still or would I feel it riding up the side of the acetabulum on the way to its proper home?
The acetabulum was instead the rounded concavity in the innominate bone that formed the hip joint in conjunction with the femur, which sounded like a jungle cat but was another bone.