ADJECTIVE | all | acetabular, cotyloid, cotyloidal | of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone |
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Meaning | Of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone. | |
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Synonyms | cotyloid, cotyloidal | |
Broader | concave | curving inward |
Spanish | acetabular | |
Nouns | 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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