- acetabular
- adjective see acetabulum
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
acetabular
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Acetabular — Ac e*tab u*lar, a. Cup shaped; saucer shaped; acetabuliform. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acetabular notch — näch n a notch in the rim of the acetabulum through which blood vessels and nerves pass * * * incisura acetabuli … Medical dictionary
acetabular index — acetabular angle … Medical dictionary
Acetabular notch — Infobox Bone Name = Acetabular notch Latin = incisura acetabuli GraySubject = 57 GrayPage = 237 Caption = Right hip bone. External surface. (Acetabular notch visible near center, inside blue line.) Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName =… … Wikipedia
Acetabular fossa — The acetabular fossa (latin: fossa acetabuli ) is a fossa located at the centre of the acetabulum. It is occupied by the ligament of head of femur. [cite web url = http://anatomy.uams.edu/anatomyhtml/bonespelvisss.html title = Bones and Joints of … Wikipedia
Acetabular branch of medial circumflex femoral artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = ramus acetabularis arteriae circumflexae femoris medialis GraySubject = 157 GrayPage = 630 Caption = The profunda femoris artery, femoral artery and their major branches right thigh, anterior view.… … Wikipedia
Acetabular labrum — A ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) that runs around the acetabulum (cup) of the hip joint and increases its depth. The head of the femur (the bone in the thigh) fits in the acetabulum. The labrum deepens this cavity and effectively… … Medical dictionary
acetabular angle — the angle between the acetabular line and Hilgenreiner line, normally between 27° and 30° in the neonatal hip; used in the radiographic assessment of developmental dysplasia of the hip. Called also acetabular index … Medical dictionary
Acetabular labrum — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = labrum acetabuli GraySubject = 92 GrayPage = 336 Caption = Hip joint, front view. The capsular ligament has been largely removed. (Cotyloid lig. visible at center.) Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery =… … Wikipedia
acetabular fossa — fossa acetabuli [TA] a rough nonarticular area in the floor of the acetabulum above the acetabular notch … Medical dictionary
acetabular line — a line following the slope of the acetabulum, used in radiographic assessment of the hip joint; with the Hilgenreiner line it forms the acetabular angle … Medical dictionary
