acetabular
acetabular

acetabulum


Definition: Meaning of, acetabulum in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌasɪˈtabjʊləm /

  • noun
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acetabulum acetabula
  1. the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint
    SYNONYM
    cotyloid cavity
    ANTONYM
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acetabulum used in phrases

  • Helvella acetabulum (noun)
    1. a helvella with a cup-shaped fertile body having a brown interior; the stalk is creamy white and heavily ribbed
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