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Hip joint

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hipnoun(anatomy) The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
coxanoun(anatomy) The basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).
articulatio coxaenounthe ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
acetabulumnoun(anatomy) The bony cup of the hip bone which receives the head of the femur.
headnoun(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
femur headnoun(anatomy) The highest, globular part of the femur.
hip bonenoun(anatomy) One of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones, that together form the sides of the pelvis.
acetablenounAn acetabulum.
arthrokatadysisnoun(pathology) An intrapelvic protrusion of the acetabulum
shoulder jointnounThe glenohumeral joint.
articular facetnoun(anatomy) a surface where two anatomical structures (usually bones) meet
acetabular labrumnoun(anatomy) A ring of cartilage that surrounds the socket of the hip joint.
jointnoun(anatomy) Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
femorotibialisnoun(anatomy) The femorotibial joint
pubic symphysisnoun(anatomy) A cartilaginous joint between the two bones of the pubis.
headjointnoun(music) The joint of a flute containing the mouthpiece
joint spacenoun(anatomy) The space in a joint between two bones.
glenoid fossanoun(anatomy) The hollow at the end of the scapula into which fits the humerus to make the shoulder joint
capitulumnoun(botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
trochanternoun(anatomy) In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck.

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