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    ACETABULAR

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     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh boneplay

    Synonyms:

    acetabular; cotyloid; cotyloidal

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    Adjectives

    Similar:

    concave (curving inward)

    Derivation:

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

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