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Cotyloidal   Listen
adjective
cotyloidal, cotyloid  adj.  (Anat.)
(a)
Shaped like a cup; cup-shaped; as, the cotyloid cavity, the cup-shaped socket which receives the head of the thigh bone.
(b)
Pertaining to a cotyloid cavity; as, the cotyloid ligament, or notch.
Synonyms: acetabular, cotyloid.






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"Cotyloidal" Quotes from Famous Books



... inclined to ascribe this to the different anatomical arrangement of the two joints, particularly to the fact that the head of the femur is included in a bony cup, into the hollow of which it is accurately fixed by the resilient cotyloid fibro-cartilage. The latter by its firm grasp of the head allows of little play in the joint; hence vibrations are conveyed directly to the acetabulum in continuous waves, and rocking of the articular surfaces is prevented. Beyond this no doubt the difficulty ...
— Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 • George Henry Makins



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