hip joint

hip joint
noun
the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
• Syn: ↑hip, ↑coxa, ↑articulatio coxae
• Part Holonyms: ↑thigh, ↑pelvis, ↑pelvic girdle, ↑pelvic arch, ↑hip
• Part Meronyms: ↑ischium, ↑ischial bone, ↑os ischii

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noun
1. : the articulation between the femur and the innominate bone
2. : hip II 2b

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a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone.
[1785-95]

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hip joint noun
The articulation of the head of the thigh bone with the ilium
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Main Entry: ↑hip

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hip joint,
the joint formed by the upper thighbone and the hipbone.

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n. the ball-and-socket joint connecting a leg to the trunk of the body, in which the head of the thigh bone fits into the socket of the ilium

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ˈhip joint 7 [hip joint hip joints] noun
the joint that connects the leg to the body, at the top of the ↑thigh bone

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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