acetabulum

• Nom désignant la cavité en forme de coupe de l'os iliaque (os coxal) qui reçoit la tête du fémur, formant ainsi l'articulation de la hanche de type énarthrose (articulation sphéroïde).

A noun referring to the cup-shaped socket in the hipbone that articulates with the head of the femur to form the ball-and-socket hip joint.

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   The cup-shaped cavity in the hipbone that receives the head of the femur, forming the ball-and-socket hip joint.

   Cavité cotyloïde

   • The surgeon repaired the fractured acetabulum after the accident.
   • The head of the femur fits snugly into the acetabulum.
   • Arthritis can cause degeneration of the cartilage in the acetabulum.