hip joint

Noun

Meaning

the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

hip-joint

Synonyms

hip coxa articulatio coxae side pelvis femur gluteus thigh thurl hiPS articulatio spheroidea hip replacement hip socket top part of the leg acetabular prosthesis
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Hypernyms

enarthrosis ball-and-socket joint cotyloid joint articulatio spheroidea enarthrodial joint spheroid joint

Related terms

hip bone hip replacement hip fracture

Examples

Additionally, the long head extends the hip joint. Source: Internet

Although the waistband was still above the navel, the leg openings of the panty brief were cut in an arc to rise from the crotch to the hip joint. Source: Internet

During this time the hip joint is undergoing extension from being in maximal flexion from the previous swing phase. Source: Internet

Except for being an adductor, it is a lateral rotator and weak flexor of the hip joint. Source: Internet

Its superior part is a lateral rotator but the inferior part acts as a medial rotator on the flexed leg when rotated outward and also extends the hip joint. Source: Internet

The nerves of the lumbar plexus pass in front of the hip joint and mainly support the anterior part of the thigh. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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