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English noun: acetabulum

1. acetabulum (body) the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint


Synonymscotyloid cavity


Broader (hypernym)socket


Part meronymhipbone, innominate bone









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