: the articulation between the femur and the hip bone
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebExercises that don’t include lots of knee flexion include deadlift variations, glute bridges, and hip thrusts, which are primarily centered on movement at the hip joint versus the knee joint. Jenny Mccoy, SELF, 13 Aug. 2022 Place the band in the fold of your hip joint, where the thigh bone meets the pelvis. Esther Smith, Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2022 Certainly, this can happen, but more often the hip joint breaks, which causes the fall. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 21 July 2022 The reason, the therapist told me, was because a lot of proprioceptors related to that movement had been contained in the hip joint, which was now replaced by unfeeling titanium and ceramic. Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online, 9 June 2022 With abs and butt tight so the back doesn’t arch, keeping a straight line from knee to shoulder, lean forward to stretch the TFL, anterior hip joint, rectus femoris, and long quadriceps. Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2020 The Gluteus Maximus must be strong to extend and hyperextend the hip joint. Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online, 7 July 2020 Bend over at your hip joint and keep your back straight. Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online, 24 May 2021 There are a couple of exceptions: crystal disease, gout and pseudogout, can cause sudden onset of pain and inflammation in the hip joint. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 4 Jan. 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
hip joint
noun
: the ball-and-socket joint comprising the articulation between the femur and the hip bone