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Meaning of COTYLOID

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 Definition: [adj]  of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone
 
 Synonyms: acetabular, concave, cotyloidal
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cot"y*loid\ (k?t"?-loid), a. [Cotyle + -oid] (Anat.)
(a) Shaped like a cup; as, the cotyloid cavity, which
    receives the head of the thigh bone.
(b) Pertaining to a cotyloid cavity; as, the cotyloid
    ligament, or notch.

 

 

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