ACETABULAR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone

Synonyms:

acetabular; cotyloid; cotyloidal

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

concave (curving inward)

Derivation:

acetabulum (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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