acetabulum (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *acetabulum*:
NOUN	body	acetabulum, cotyloid cavity	the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint

English > *acetabulum*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	The cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint.
Synonym	cotyloid cavity
Part of	hipbone, innominate bone	large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis
Broader	socket	A bony hollow into which a structure fits
Spanish	acetábulo
Catalan	acetàbul
Adjectives	acetabular	of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone

HyperDic: acetabulum