COTYLOID

acetabular, cotyloid, cotyloidal

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

cotyloid (comparative more cotyloid, superlative most cotyloid)

(anatomy) Shaped like a cup.

(anatomy) Relating to a cotyloid cavity.

Source: Wiktionary


Cot"y*loid (kt"-loid), a. Etym: [Cotyle + -oid] (Anat.) (a) Shaped like a cup; as, the cotyloid cavity, which receives the head of the thigh bone. (b) Pertaining to a cotyloid cavity; as, the cotyloid ligament, or notch.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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