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acetabular

acetabular

1 9.9
Related to the cup-shaped socket in the hip that holds the top of the thigh bone
  • adjective
  • /ˌæsɪˈtæbjələr/
  • Specialized
translation icon : acetabular
  • 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

  • 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.

    Academic text (2007)
  • 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

cotyloid
vsacetabular
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to the cup-shaped hip socket that holds the top of the thigh bone

has identical meaning but is an alternative adjective form
cotyloidal
vsacetabular
  • Specialized
9.9

Having a cup-shaped socket in the hip bone that holds the top of the thigh bone

has identical meaning but is an alternative adjective form used in texts

Surface Forms

acetabular positive

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'.