acetabulum
noun
the socket in the hipbone that receives the head of the thighbone.
acetabula
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pluralof acetabulum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For one thing, walking would expend more energy if the heads of the femurs were not secured in the acetabula of the pelvis.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
When he was but a child he was constantly tumbling down, due to the heads of the femurs slipping from the acetabula, but reduction was always easy.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
