hip joint

American  

noun

1. a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone.

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hip joint British  

noun

1. the ball-and-socket joint that connects each leg to the trunk of the body, in which the head of the femur articulates with the socket (acetabulum) of the pelvis

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Etymology

Origin of hip joint

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

This proof-of-concept study showed that applying resistive forces about one hip joint and assistive forces about the other with their exoskeleton mimicked the effects of split-belt treadmill training in neurologically intact individuals.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

She had four operations on an infected hip joint and received six general anaesthetics.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2023

For example, large-breed dogs like golden and Labrador retrievers are prone to hip dysplasia, a deformity of the hip joint.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023

The emerging understanding could also help scientists devise treatments for hip joint disorders or predict complications in childbirth, says Nicole Webb, a paleoanthropologist who studies pelvic anatomy at the University of Tübingen.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 16, 2022

A fracture of the hip is really a break of that portion of the thigh bone which enters into the socket of the pelvic bone and forms the hip joint.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm