acétabulum

  • 21acetabulum — noun (plural lums or acetabula) Etymology: Latin, literally, vinegar cup, from acetum vinegar Date: 1661 1. a ventral sucker of a trematode 2. the cup shaped socket in the hipbone • acetabular adjective …

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  • 22acetabulum — acetabular, adj. /as i tab yeuh leuhm/, n., pl. acetabula / leuh/. 1. Anat. the socket in the hipbone that receives the head of the thighbone. See illus. under pelvis. 2. Zool. any of the suction appendages of a leech, octopus, etc. [1660 70; < L …

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  • 23acetabulum — noun /ˌæs.ɪˈtæb.jə.ləm/ a) a vinegar cup; b) the socket of the hipbone; …

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  • 24acetabulum — (лат.) блюдце, чашечка …

    Словарь ботанических терминов

  • 25acetabulum — n. hipbone socket (Anatomy); cup shaped form (Zoology) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 26acetabulum — [ˌasɪ tabjʊləm] noun (plural acetabula lə) 1》 Anatomy the socket of the hip bone, into which the head of the femur fits. 2》 Zoology a sucker or other cup shaped structure. Origin ME (denoting a vinegar cup): from L., from acetum vinegar + abulum …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 27acetabulum — ac·e·tab·u·lum …

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  • 28acetabulum — cotyloid cavity; n. either of the two deep sockets, one on each side of the hip bone, into which the head of the thigh bone (femur) fits at the hip joint …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 29acetabulum — ac•e•tab•u•lum [[t]ˌæs ɪˈtæb yə ləm[/t]] n. pl. la [[t] lə[/t]] 1) anat. the socket in the hipbone that connects with the head of the femur to form the hip joint 2) zool. any of the suction appendages of a leech, octopus, etc 3) ent the&#8230; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30acetabulum — /æsəˈtæbjələm/ (say asuh tabyuhluhm) noun (plural acetabula /æsəˈtæbjələ/ (say asuh tabyuhluh)) the socket of the bone which receives the head of the thighbone. {Latin: vinegar cup, saucer} –acetabular, adjective …