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hip joint
noun
- a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone.
hip joint
noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of hip joint1
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Example Sentences
Cranes and derricks improved the human arm, ball bearings improved the hip joint, and eyeglasses improved the eye.
A 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.
Another tubercular condition is seen in the much dreaded hip-joint disease which parents should always be on the lookout for.
A tilted slab partly covered them, but the gravel in the hole was frozen and Deering's hip-joint hurt.
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.
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