单词 | acetabular |
释义 | acetabularadj. 1. Anatomy and Zoology. Of or relating to the acetabulum of the hip (acetabulum n. 2a). ΚΠ 1790 J. Heath tr. J. L. Baudelocque Syst. Midwifery I. i. i. 8 The cartilage which covers the acetabular portion [Fr. la portion cotyloïdienne] is extremely thin. 1849 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 139 299 It is perhaps fractured..across the neck or contracted portion, beneath which it would expand to contribute to the formation of the acetabular fossa. 1951 G. R. de Beer Vertebr. Zool. (ed. 2) x. 119 The femur has a large head, which fits into the acetabular cavity of the pelvic girdle. 2006 Jrnl. Bone & Joint Surg. 88B 870 Another acetabular component was radiologically loose with progressive radiolucent lines in all Gruen zones. 2. Zoology. a. Cup-shaped like a sucker; having the nature or function of an acetabulum (acetabulum n. 2c) or sucker. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > indentation or cavity > [adjective] > depression or cavity > urn- or cup-shaped urceolated1752 urceolate1760 cotyloid1761 acetabular1804 poculiform1809 ampullary1836 vasiform1846 caliciform1849 ampullar1856 ampullated1856 calicinated1863 ampullate1877 vasculiform1887 1804 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. V. i. 28 The numerous small acetabular processes or suckers with which the under surface of the body is beset. 1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 76 The specimens..show the large acetabular bases of the hooks. 1852 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1850–51 5 287 Anelodiscus... Body cylindroid, smooth, posteriorly terminated by a cordiform, retractile acetabular disk. 1922 Parasitol. 14 266 Legend for Figures..oa, outer acetabular disc, os, oral sucker. 1965 Pacific Sci. 19 66/2 A small, muscular, acetabular disc projecting into genital atrium. b. Relating to or associated with an acetabulum (acetabulum n. 2c) or sucker. ΚΠ 1859 R. I. Murchison Siluria (new ed.) App. 562 The acetabular hooklets of Cephalopods. 1935 Amer. Midland Naturalist 16 132 Immediately after the cercaria body escapes from the cyst there is a slight constriction in the acetabular region. 2008 Biochimie 90 345 Proteolytic enzymes secreted from the acetabular glands of cercariae contribute significantly to the invasion process. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1790 |
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