cotyloid

cotyloid
cotyloid cot"y*loid, cotyloidal cotyloidal(k?t"?-loid), a. [Cotyle + -oid] (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.

Syn: acetabular, cotyloid. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] ||


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  • cotyloid — adj. cup shaped …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cotyloid — cot·y·loid …   English syllables

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