cotyloid : Idioms & Phrases

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cotyloid cavity

  • noun the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint
    acetabulum.
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cotyloid joint

  • noun a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
    enarthrodial joint; enarthrosis; spheroid joint; ball-and-socket joint; articulatio spheroidea.
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