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Cotyloid cavity   Listen
Cotyloid cavity

noun
1.
The cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint.  Synonym: acetabulum.





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"Cotyloid cavity" Quotes from Famous Books



... is formed by the hemispherical head of the femur and the acetabulum; the latter constituting a cotyloid cavity which is deepened ...
— Lameness of the Horse - Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 • John Victor Lacroix


Words linked to "Cotyloid cavity" :   innominate bone, socket, hipbone, acetabulum


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