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Acetabulum

🔄 Synonyms of "Acetabulum"

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Word	Definition
cotyloid cavitynoun	(anatomy) Synonym of acetabulum.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Acetabulum"

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Word	Definition
cotyloid cavitynoun	(anatomy) Synonym of acetabulum.
acetablenoun	An acetabulum.
acetabular labrumnoun	(anatomy) A ring of cartilage that surrounds the socket of the hip joint.
hip jointnoun	(anatomy) A joint formed where the pelvic acetabulum and the head of the femur meet.
acetabularizationnoun	Modification of the acromion to an acetabular form
femur headnoun	(anatomy) The highest, globular part of the femur.
acetabuloplastynoun	(surgery) corrective surgery to the acetabulum
pyxisnoun	(astronomy) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the compass of a ship. It is associated with the larger Argo Navis, although it was never officially part of that constellation.
capitulumnoun	(botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
arthrokatadysisnoun	(pathology) An intrapelvic protrusion of the acetabulum
acetabulectomynoun	(surgery) excision of the acetabulum
headnoun	(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
pelvic archnoun	The pelvis.
acumennoun	Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination; acuity of mind.
tibialenoun	Alternative spelling of tibial. [(anatomy) A tibial bone.]
pubisnoun	The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.
metafemurnoun	The hind part of the arthropod femur
obturatornoun	(surgery) An object used to obstruct a hole, such as a fissure of the palate.
femorotibialisnoun	(anatomy) The femorotibial joint
acropodiumnoun	(anatomy) The upper surface of the foot