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acetabular

American  
[as-i-tab-yuh-ler] / ˌæs ɪˈtæb jə lər /

adjective

  1. of or relating to an acetabulum, especially the hip socket.


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The acetabulum is further deepened by the acetabular labrum, a fibrocartilage lip attached to the outer margin of the acetabulum.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

The angles formed by the roof lines crossing the centre line the doctors call the acetabular index.

From Time Magazine Archive

The dorsal acetabular expansion of the ilia is moderately low in taurinus and verrucigerus, but distinctly lower in buckleyi and leprieurii.

From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by William E. Duellman

The anterior edge of the ilial prominence is at the level of the anterior edge of the acetabular border.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by William E. Duellman

Fractures which include the acetabular bones cause great pain.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix

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