acetabular
adjective
of or relating to an acetabulum, especially the hip socket.
postacetabular
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a word derived from
acetabular.
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a word derived from
acetabulum.
acetabulumnounthe socket in the hipbone that receives the head of the thighbone.
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The ischium and postacetabular ilium originally enclose the ischiadic notch or incisura ischiadica.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
The origin is aponeurotic in the preacetabular region but fleshy in the postacetabular region.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
