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acetabulum
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acetabulum /ac·e·tab·u·lum/ (as″ĕ-tab´u-lum) pl. aceta´bula   [L.] the cup-shaped cavity on the lateral surface of the hip bone, receiving the head of the femur.
ac·e·tab·u·lum (s-tby-lm)
n. pl. ac·e·tab·u·la (-l)
The cup-shaped cavity at the base of the hipbone into which the ball-shaped head of the femur fits. Also called cotyloid cavity.

ace·tabu·lar adj.

Acetabulum
The large cup-shaped cavity at the junction of pelvis and femur or thigh bone.

acetabulum
[as′ətab′yələm] pl. acetabula
Etymology: L, vinegar cup
the large, cup-shaped cavity at the juncture and lateral surface of the ilium, the ischium, and the pubis, in which the ball-shaped head of the femur articulates.

acetabulum [as″ĕ-tab´u-lum] (pl. aceta´bula) (L.)
the cup-shaped cavity on the lateral surface of the hip bone in which the head of the femur articulates.
 Acetabulum, showing the cup-shaped cavity (A), and its articulation with the femur (B). From Dorland's, 2000.

acetabulum (a·s·taˑ·by·lm),
n the bowl-shaped cavity that houses the rounded tip of the femur, where the ischium, pubis, and ilium join.
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Acetabulum.

acetabulum (as´tab´ylm),
n a cup-shaped attachment site located laterally on the hip bone for the head of the femur.

acetabulum
the cup-shaped socket of the hip joint that receives the head of the femur. See also acetabular.

inherited acetabulum defect
in Dole horses; clinically normal at birth, osteoarthritis and round ligament disruption develop later.


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