hip joint
hip joint • n. the ball-and-socket joint connecting a leg to the trunk of the body, in which the head of the thigh bone fits into the socket of the ilium.
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Joint , joint / joint/ • n. 1. a point at which parts of an artificial structure are joined. ∎ Geol. a break or fracture in a mass of rock, with no relative… Plants and Animals , coxa Uppermost joint of the leg of an insect, which articulates with the thorax proximally, and with the trochanter distally. The coxa is usually a s… Ball-and-socket Joint , Skip to main content
ball-and-socket joint
ball-and-socket joint
ball-and-socket joint, in engineering, mechanical connection used between parts that… Joint (geology) , joint
1. A discrete brittle fracture in a rock along which there has been little or no movement parallel to the plane of fracture, but slight movemen… Double-jointed , double-jointed Some individuals are referred to as being ‘double-joined’. In reality these individuals do not have ‘double’ joints, but have a greate… Hip , hip The hip joint is an example of a ‘ball and socket’ (multiaxial) type of joint, with the top (head) of the long bone of the leg (femur) being the…
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