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ACETABULAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acetabular mean? 

ACETABULAR (adjective)
  The adjective ACETABULAR has 1 sense:

1. of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh boneplay

  Familiarity information: ACETABULAR used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ACETABULAR (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

acetabular; cotyloid; cotyloidal

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)


 Context examples 


It is characterized by growth or maturational disturbances in the femoral neck and head, as well as acetabular dysplasia.

(Hip Osteoarthritis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)



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