hip joint

Noun
  1. The ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum (synset 105603759)
    is a type of: articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint - a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
    has: ischial bone, ischium, os ischii - one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium
    is a part of:
    • thigh - the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
    • hip, pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis - the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
    same as: articulatio coxae, coxa, hip

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