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Cotyloid

Cotyloid Meaning & Definition
Cotyloid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cotyloid?

[adj] of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cotyloid: acetabular | concave | cotyloidal

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Cotyloid In Webster's Dictionary

\Cot"y*loid\ (k?t"?-loid), a. [Cotyle + -oid] (Anat.) (a) Shaped like a cup; as, the cotyloid cavity, which receives the head of the thigh bone. (b) Pertaining to a cotyloid cavity; as, the cotyloid ligament, or notch.

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