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hip joint en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A joint formed where the pelvic acetabulum and the head of the femur meet.
   • Total hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced with an artificial one.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hip, joint; for example, hip joint, "cool establishment".

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Relateds

hip bone · hip replacement · hip fracture

Translations (10)

grc ἰσχίον (a joint where the pelvic acetabulum and the femur meet) · fi lonkkanivel (a joint where the pelvic acetabulum and the femur meet) · cs kyčelní kloub (a joint where the pelvic acetabulum and the femur meet) · sip རྒྱལ་ཚིག (a joint where the pelvic acetabulum and the femur meet) · pl staw biodrowy (a joint where the pelvic acetabulum and the femur meet) · sv höftled (a joint where the pelvic acetabulum and the femur meet) · ar مَفْصِل اَلْوَرْكِ (a joint where the pelvic acetabulum and the femur meet) · de Hüftgelenk (a joint where the pelvic acetabulum and the femur meet) · tr kalça eklemi (a joint where the pelvic acetabulum and the femur meet) · cmn 髖關節 /髋关节 (a joint where the pelvic acetabulum and the femur meet)