acetabulum (n)
cotyloid cavity (n)

n05596224

type n
lex_filenum 08
def the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint
Outgoing links
Hypernym socket
Part holonym hipbone, innominate bone
Derivationally related form acetabulum → acetabular
Incoming links
Derivationally related form acetabular → acetabulum
Part meronym hipbone, innominate bone
Hyponym socket

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