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English noun: hip joint

1. hip joint (body) the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum


Synonymsarticulatio coxae, coxa, hip


Broader (hypernym)articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint


Part holonymischial bone, ischium, os ischii


Part meronymhip, pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis, thigh









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