cotyloid
Americanadjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of cotyloid
1750–60; < Greek kotyloeidḗs, equivalent to kotýl ( ē ) cup + -oeidēs -oid
Example Sentences
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In birds, the femur is shorter than the bones of the leg; its great trochanter is in contact with a prominence which occupies the posterior part of the border of the cotyloid cavity.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
Immediately above the cotyloid cavity is a rough crest, which is known as the supracotyloid crest, which is, however, no other than the homologue of the sciatic spine.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
The portion of the bone which connects the ilium to the region occupied by the cotyloid cavity is extremely narrow; posteriorly, the bone enlarges again to form the ischial and pubic portions.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
The deep cotyloid cavity renders disarticulation difficult and luxation does not often take place.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
The femeropelvic articulation is formed by the hemispherical head of the femur and the acetabulum; the latter constituting a cotyloid cavity which is deepened by the cotyloid ligament.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
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