acetabulum
IPA: ˈæsʌtˈæbjʌɫʌm
noun
- (anatomy) The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur.
- (zootomy) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
- (zootomy) A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
- (zootomy) The large posterior sucker of the leeches.
- (zootomy) One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.
- A vinegar saucer, especially (historical) in ancient Roman contexts.
- (historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 2½ Roman ounces of wine and equivalent to about 66 mL although differing slightly over time.
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Examples of "acetabulum" in Sentences
- The acetabulum issue, for example.
- Then look at the acetabulum, on the right.
- The acetabulum is larger than the oral sucker.
- It cannot be the acetabulum or the femoral head.
- The pan is arranged on the free end of the acetabulum.
- Located in the medioanterior of the body is the acetabulum.
- Protrusio acetabuli is an uncommon defect of the acetabulum.
- First, the caput is not deeply and tightly held by the acetabulum.
- In actetabular dysplasia the acetabulum socket is too shallow or deformed.
- Anterior to the acetabulum, the integumental surfaces are devoid of spines.
- The labrum is a piece of cartilage that goes around the mouth of the acetabulum, which is a cup.
- My acetabulum has been a bit creaky, and my respiratory system is backed up with irritant. *sniff*
- ( "acetabulum") and has an important sealing function that protects the cartilage layers of the hip like a "gasket seal."
- For instance, when Schreyer came to the hospital, she had fractured her acetabulum, which is where the femur meets the pelvis to form the hip joint.
- Between the inferior gluteal line and the upper part of the acetabulum is a rough, shallow groove, from which the reflected tendon of the Rectus femoris arises.
- He was taken to hospital where he was found to have suffered multiple fractures of the head of the right femur and of the acetabulum, the ball and socket of the hip joint.
- The labrum is a fibrous structure that surrounds the rim of the hip socket ( "acetabulum") and has an important sealing function that protects the cartilage layers of the hip like a "gasket seal."
- It consists of three parts, the ilium, ischium, and pubis, which are distinct from each other in the young subject, but are fused in the adult; the union of the three parts takes place in and around a large cup-shaped articular cavity, the acetabulum, which is situated near the middle of the outer surface of the bone.