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Definition of Acetabular
1. Adjective. Of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone.
Definition of Acetabular
1. a. Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped; acetabuliform.
Definition of Acetabular
1. Adjective. cup-shaped; saucer-shaped; acetabuliform. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Acetabular
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Acetabular
1. Relating to the acetabulum. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acetabular
Literary usage of Acetabular
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1911)
"The infrequency of acetabular fracture has not permitted exhaustive or extended
study of this injury. A few surgeons have seen at most but 2 or 3 cases; ..."
2. Obstetrics: The Science and the Art by Charles Delucena Meigs (1856)
"The separation will occur in the acetabular region, where the several pieces ...
In respect to the acetabular region, or as it is for shortness called the ..."
3. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"... base is attached by two bands, one into either side of the acetabular notch,
and between these bony attachments it blends with the transverse ligament. ..."
4. The Principles and practice of obstetrics by Gunning S. Bedford (1869)
"... -acetabular—Position of the Foetus—Relations ol the Head to the Pelvis—Necessity
for a Change in these Relations—Movements imposed upon the Head—Flexion ..."
5. The Principles and practice of surgery by Frank Hastings Hamilton (1879)
"... (acetabular arthritis), in the head of the femur (femoral arthritic), or in
the synovial, or fibrous structures of the joint itself (arthritis), ..."
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