acetabular
- adjective
- /ˌæsɪˈtæbjələr/
- Specialized
- We took a static view of acetabular development in the standard coronal plane and a dynamic test of joint laxity in the transverse plane.
- femoral and acetabular
- acetabular surface
- acetabular components
Examples
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Hips with evidence of dislocation, subluxation, or severe acetabular dysplasia, or avascular necrosis were judged abnormal by the panel.
Academic text (2002) -
Data were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier survivorship to estimate a cumulative survival function for the femoral and acetabular components.
Academic text (2007) -
In this group, 5 hips had undergone revision of both the femoral and the acetabular components.
Academic text (2007) -
Eighty-three different acetabular components (cups) were used, although three quarters of them were used in fewer than 20 operations.
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The major failure mode is loosening of the femoral and/or acetabular cups.
Academic text (1991) -
By age 2 years, subluxation, dislocation, or acetabular dysplasia were identified by radiography on one or both hips of 21 children.
Academic text (2002) -
VTE is a frequent complication following blunt trauma, and patients with acetabular fractures are identified as being at high risk for developing DVT.
Academic text (2007) -
Impingement-type pain that is accompanied by mechanical symptoms such as catching of the hip and sharp, sudden pains with movement can be a sign of a tear in the acetabular labrum.
Blog text (26) -
During hip replacement, acetabular and femoral canal preparation, and especially intramedullary instrumentation, cause bone marrow extravasation and release of fat emboli in the systemic circulation.
Academic text (2016) -
The surgeon replaced the damaged acetabular component during the hip surgery.
Synonyms
Relating to the cup-shaped hip socket that holds the top of the thigh bone
Having a cup-shaped socket in the hip bone that holds the top of the thigh bone
Surface Forms
Morphology
acetabular = acetabulum (semi-transparent) = acetabulum + ar
Formed by adding the regular adjective-forming suffix '-ar' to the medical noun 'acetabulum'; the morphological process is regular but the base is specialised technical vocabulary, so it may not aid general learners.
Etymology
The word acetabular comes from the Latin acetabulum, a little cup used for 'vinegar'. Because the hip socket looks like a small cup that holds the head of the thigh bone, acetabular means 'relating to that cup-shaped hip socket'.