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Definition of Hip joint
1. Noun. The ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum.
Terms within: Ischial Bone, Ischium, Os Ischii
Group relationships: Thigh, Hip, Pelvic Arch, Pelvic Girdle, Pelvis
Generic synonyms: Articulatio Spheroidea, Ball-and-socket Joint, Cotyloid Joint, Enarthrodial Joint, Enarthrosis, Spheroid Joint
Medical Definition of Hip joint
1. The ball-and-socket synovial joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum. Synonym: articulatio coxae, coxa, thigh joint. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hip Joint
Literary usage of Hip joint
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1878)
"In both matter and form it is a creditable and useful book. BL И. ART. XXVII.—Surgical
Observations on Gunshot Wounds of the Hip-joint. ..."
2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The articulations of the Lower Extremity comprise the following groups r I.
The hip-joint. II. The knee-joint. III. The articulations between the tibia and ..."
3. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1891)
"THE profession of America is somewhat divided upon the subject of the treatment
of hip-joint disease, and for the purpose of adding, if possible, ..."
4. The Outline of Science: A Plain Story Simply Told by John Arthur Thomson (1922)
"THE HIP-JOINT The thigh-bone or femur is shown with its rounded head fitted ...
This hip-joint is a good example of a "ball and socket" joint with a deep ..."
5. The Science and art of surgery by John Eric Erichsen (1864)
"DISEASE OF THE HIP-JOINT. HIP-DISEASE presents so many points of peculiar and
serious importance that it is usually, and not improperly, considered as a ..."
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