acetabulum

Same as Acetabulum.

n the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum

the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum n

n either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh n the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates n the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum n (architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof n the fruit of a rose plant