The cup-shaped socket of the hip joint. The acetabulum is a feature of the pelvis. The head (upper end) of the femur (thighbone) fits into the acetabulum and articulates with it, forming a ball-and-socket joint.

The socket that holds the head of the femur, found in the pelvis of a given animal.

The receptacle for the head of the femur; formed by the ilium, ischium, and pubis.

The cup-shaped cavity at the base of the hip bone into which the ball-shaped head of the femur fits.

(as´´ue-tab´yuu-lum) A socket in the lateral surface of the hipbone (os coxa) with which the head of the femur articulates. acetone

The acetabulum is the hip socket.

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

A curved, bowl-shaped depression in the outer part of the hipbone. The ball-shaped portion at the top of the thighbone fits into this space to form the hip joint.

N small cup (esp. for vinegar); 1/8 pint; cup-shaped part (plant); hip joint

The concave lateral portion of the sacrum that articulates with the head of the femur. Anatomically important in evaluating hip dysplasia.

The part of the Pelvis that comprises the pelvic socket where the head of Femur joins to form Hip Joint (Acetabulofemoral Joint).

The concave lateral portion of the sacrum that articulates with the head of the femur. Anatomically important in evaluating hip dysplasia.

Joint depression in the os coxa into which the head of the femur fits, the socket in the ball-in-socket hip joint. The three bones of the os coxa (ilium, ischium, pubis) meet in the acetabulum.

<anatomy> The hollow, cuplike portion of the pelvis into which the head of the thigh bone (femur) fits. <zoology> Also, in entomology, the leg socket on an insect's abdomen or thorax. (12 Mar 1998)

(Roman Antiquities) a vinegar cup; (Roman Antiquities) the socket of the hipbone; (Roman Antiquities) a measure of about one eighth of a pint (anatomy) The bony cup which receives the head of [..]