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Origin:
1660–70; < Latin: hip socket, cup-shaped part of a plant (Pliny), literally, small cup, orig. for vinegar, equivalent to acēt(um) vinegar + -ā- by analogy with verbal derivatives (compare vocable) + -bulum suffix denoting instrument or vessel
1660–70; < Latin: hip socket, cup-shaped part of a plant (Pliny), literally, small cup, orig. for vinegar, equivalent to acēt(um) vinegar + -ā- by analogy with verbal derivatives (compare vocable) + -bulum suffix denoting instrument or vessel
Related forms
ac·e·tab·u·lar, adjective
post·ac·e·tab·u·lar, adjective
pre·ac·e·tab·u·lar, adjective
sub·ac·e·tab·u·lar, adjective
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Acetabula
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Medical Dictionary
acetabulum ac·e·tab·u·lum (ās'ĭ-tāb'yə-ləm)
n. pl. ac·e·tab·u·la (-lə)
The cup-shaped cavity at the base of the hipbone into which the ball-shaped head of the femur fits. Also called cotyloid cavity.
ac'e·tab'u·lar adj.
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