acétabulum
91Joint, acetabular — The hip joint by another name. The acetabulum is the cup shaped socket of the hip joint. It is a key feature of the pelvic anatomy. The head (upper end) of the femur (the thighbone) fits right into the acetabulum, articulates with it, and thereby …
92Labrum — In medicine, a ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) around the edge of the articular (joint) surface of a bone. The Latin labrum means lip. The term is used to designate a lip, edge, or brim. Plural, labra. The glenoid labrum is a ring of… …
93Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… …
94margin — A boundary, edge, or border, as of a surface or structure. SEE ALSO: border, edge. SYN: margo [TA]. [L. margo, border, edge] acetabular m. [TA] the rim of bone around the acetabulum to whic …
95cotyloïde — [ kɔtilɔid ] adj. • 1704; de cotyle ♦ Anat. En forme de cupule. Cavité cotyloïde de l os iliaque. ⇒ cotyle. ● cotyloïde adjectif Cavité cotyloïde de l os iliaque, synonyme de acetabulum. ● cotyloïde (expressions) …
96cotyloid cavity — noun the cup shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball and socket joint • Syn: ↑acetabulum • Derivationally related forms: ↑acetabular (for: ↑acetabulum) • Hypernyms: ↑socket …
97Pyxis — Pyx*is, n. [L.] 1. A box; a pyx. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A pyxidium. [1913 Webster] 3. (Anat.) The acetabulum. See {Acetabulum}, 2. [1913 Webster] …
98Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… …
99Femur — Infobox Bone Name = Femur | GraySubject = 59 GrayPage = 242 Caption = Anterior view of the femur Origins = Gastrocnemius , Vastus lateralis, Vastus medialis, Vastus intermedius Insertions = tensor fasciae latae, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus,… …
100Digenea — For the bird genus, see Anthipes. Digenea Helicometra sp. (Plagiorchiida: Opecoelidae) from the intestine of a Flame Cardinal fish Scientific classification …
