ACETABULAR

acetabular, cotyloid, cotyloidal

(adjective) of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

acetabular (not comparable)

cup-shaped; saucer-shaped; acetabuliform

Related to the acetabulum

Anagrams

• trabaculae

Source: Wiktionary


Ac`e*tab"u*lar, a.

Definition: Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped; acetabuliform.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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