HyperDic: coxa

English > 1 sense of the word coxa:
NOUNbodycoxa, hip, hip joint, articulatio coxaethe ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
English > coxa: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum.
Synonymship, hip joint, articulatio coxae
Part ofpelvis, pelvic girdle, pelvic arch, hipThe structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
thighThe part of the leg between the hip and the knee
Partsischium, ischial bone, os ischiiOne of the three sections of the hipbone
Broaderball-and-socket joint, spheroid joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, articulatio spheroideaA freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
Spanisharticulación de la cadera, articulatio coxae, cadera, coxal, coxa, coxofemoral
Catalancoxal, coxa, maluc

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