hip joint
a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone.
Origin of hip joint
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How to use hip joint in a sentence
Cranes and derricks improved the human arm, ball bearings improved the hip joint, and eyeglasses improved the eye.
American Dreams: ‘The Mosquito Coast’ by Paul Theroux | Nathaniel Rich | September 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTA hole developed, which had actually been caused by a breaking of a band of cartilage at the front of his hip joint.
A ball has entered above his hip-joint, and there is very little hope that he can recover.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush | William Makepeace ThackerayAnother tubercular condition is seen in the much dreaded hip-joint disease which parents should always be on the lookout for.
The Mother and Her Child | William S. SadlerA tilted slab partly covered them, but the gravel in the hole was frozen and Deering's hip-joint hurt.
Northwest! | Harold Bindloss
Several diseases and lesions of the hip-joint, and of the thigh, may also do the same, and should therefore be suspected.
Palming a wrench, he was swiftly loosening the main retaining nut on his hip joint.
The Velvet Glove | Harry Harrison
British Dictionary definitions for hip joint
the ball-and-socket joint that connects each leg to the trunk of the body, in which the head of the femur articulates with the socket (acetabulum) of the pelvis
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