Hip joint

Hip joint
Hip Hip, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG. huf, G. h["u]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h["o]ft, Goth. hups; cf. Icel. huppr, and also Gr. ? the hollow above the hips of cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.] [1913 Webster] 1. The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle. [1913 Webster]

2. (Arch.) The external angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides or skirts of a roof, which have their wall plates running in different directions. [1913 Webster]

3. (Engin) In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord. --Waddell. [1913 Webster]

{Hip bone} (Anat.), the innominate bone; -- called also {haunch bone} and {huckle bone}.

{Hip girdle} (Anat.), the pelvic girdle.

{Hip joint} (Anat.), the articulation between the thigh bone and hip bone.

{Hip knob} (Arch.), a finial, ball, or other ornament at the intersection of the hip rafters and the ridge.

{Hip molding} (Arch.), a molding on the hip of a roof, covering the hip joint of the slating or other roofing.

{Hip rafter} (Arch.), the rafter extending from the wall plate to the ridge in the angle of a hip roof.

{Hip roof}, {Hipped roof} (Arch.), a roof having sloping ends and sloping sides. See {Hip}, n., 2., and {Hip}, v. t., 3.

{Hip tile}, a tile made to cover the hip of a roof.

{To catch upon the hip}, or {To have on the hip}, to have or get the advantage of; -- a figure probably derived from wresting. --Shak.

{To smite hip and thigh}, to overthrow completely; to defeat utterly. --Judg. xv. 8. [1913 Webster]


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  • hip joint — n the ball and socket joint comprising the articulation between the femur and the hip bone * * * the ball and socket joint (see enarthrosis) between the head of the femur and the acetabulum (socket) of the ilium (see hip bone). It is a common… …   Medical dictionary

  • hip joint — hip′ joint n. anat. the ball and socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone • Etymology: 1785–95 …   From formal English to slang

  • hip joint — n. the junction between the femur and its socket in the pelvis …   English World dictionary

  • hip joint — noun the ball and socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum • Syn: ↑hip, ↑coxa, ↑articulatio coxae • Hypernyms: ↑ball and socket joint, ↑spheroid joint, ↑cotyloid joint, ↑enarthrodial joint, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • hip joint disease — noun A disease of the hip joint with inflammation, fungus growth, caries, and dislocation • • • Main Entry: ↑hip …   Useful english dictionary

  • hip-joint disease — tuberculosis of the hip joint …   Medical dictionary

  • hip joint — the ball and socket joint (see enarthrosis) between the head of the femur and the acetabulum (socket) of the ilium (see hip bone). It is a common site of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, which is often treated surgically (by hip… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • hip joint — /ˈhɪp dʒɔɪnt/ (say hip joynt) noun the joint between the hip and the thigh …  

  • hip joint — a ball and socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone. [1785 95] * * * …   Universalium

  • hip joint — noun the ball and socket joint in which the head of the thigh bone fits into the socket of the ilium …   English new terms dictionary

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