acetabula


acetabulum

 [as″ĕ-tab´u-lum] (pl. aceta´bula) (L.) the cup-shaped cavity on the lateral surface of the hip bone in which the head of the femur articulates. Acetabulum, showing the cup-shaped cavity (A), and its articulation with the femur (B). From Dorland's, 2000.

ac·e·tab·u·la

(as-ĕ-tab'yū-lă), Plural of acetabulum.

ac·e·tab·u·la

(as-ĕ-tab'yū-lă) Plural of acetabulum.