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acetabulum

/,æsɪ'tæbjələm/

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noun
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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cotyloid cavity

type of:
socket

part of:
hipbone innominate bone

Definition that contains acetabulum

hip the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
hip joint the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
coxa the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
articulatio coxae the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum