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noun
A joint formed where the pelvic acetabulum and the head of the femur meet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hip, joint; for example, hip joint, "cool establishment".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hip, coxa, articulatio coxae
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ball-and-socket joint, spheroid joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, articulatio spheroidea
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