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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 bone
Familiarity information: ACETABULAR used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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