CoxaWordNet Explorer

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noun

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

Words in this synset: hip, hip_joint, articulatio_coxae
noun

a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone

noun

the part of the leg between the hip and the knee

noun

the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates

noun

one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium

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