the deep cuplike cavity on the side of the hipbone that receives the head of the thighbone
2.
a round muscular sucker in flatworms, leeches, and cephalopod molluscs
3.
the aperture in the thorax of an insect that holds the leg
Word origin
Latin: vinegar cup, hence a cuplike cavity, from acētum vinegar + -abulum, suffix denoting a container
Examples of 'acetabula' in a sentence
acetabula
Not infrequently, these dysplastic acetabula are also retroverted.
Edward J. McPherson, Sherif M. Sherif, Madhav Chowdhry, Matthew V. Dipane 2018, 'Correction of Femoral Acetabular Impingement at the Time of Primary THA', Reconstructive Reviewhttps://reconstructivereview.org/ojs/index.php/rr/article/view/206. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The hip replacement process must provide for sufficient osseous coverage of the caudal acetabula border.
Perka Carsten, Springer Ivonne, Dewey Marc, Müller Michael, Tohtz Stephan 2010, 'Relationship between cup position and obturator externus muscle in total hip arthroplasty',Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Researchhttp://www.josr-online.com/content/5/1/44. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)