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Acetabulum (cup) — In ancient dining, an acetabulum (Gr: polytonic|ὀξίς, polytonic|ὀξύβαφον, polytonic|ὀξυβάφιον) was a vinegar cup, which, from the fondness of the Greeks and Romans for vinegar, was probably always placed on the table at meals to dip the food in… … Wikipedia
acetabulum — n.; pl. la [L. acetabulum, cup] 1. A cup shaped socket or cavity. 2. (ANNELIDA: Hirudinoidea) In leeches, the large posterior sucker. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) In Acari, the genital sucker. 4. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) a. Any cavity into which an… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Acetabulum — Ac e*tab u*lum, n. [L., a little saucer for vinegar, fr. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A vinegar cup; socket of the hip bone; a measure of about one eighth of a pint, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) (a) The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acetabulum — [as΄i tab′yo͞o ləm, as΄i tab′yələm] n. pl. acetabula [as΄ə tab′yoolə] or acetabulums [L, orig., vinegar cup < acetum (see ACETO ) + abulum, dim. of abrum, receptacle] 1. Anat. the cup shaped socket of the hipbone, into which the head of the… … English World dictionary
Acetabulum — The cup shaped socket of the hip joint. In fact, in Latin an “acetabulum” is cup, a vinegar cup. The acetabulum is a feature of the pelvis. The head (upper end) of the femur (the thighbone) fits into the acetabulum and articulates with it,… … Medical dictionary
Acetabulum — Infobox Bone Name = Acetabulum of pelvis Latin = GraySubject = 57 GrayPage = 237 Caption = Pelvic girdle Caption2 = The Acetabulum MusclesOrigins = MusclesInsertions = Articulations = MeshName = Acetabulum MeshNumber = A02.835.232.611.108… … Wikipedia
acetabulum — noun (plural lums or acetabula) Etymology: Latin, literally, vinegar cup, from acetum vinegar Date: 1661 1. a ventral sucker of a trematode 2. the cup shaped socket in the hipbone • acetabular adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
acetabulum — acetabular, adj. /as i tab yeuh leuhm/, n., pl. acetabula / leuh/. 1. Anat. the socket in the hipbone that receives the head of the thighbone. See illus. under pelvis. 2. Zool. any of the suction appendages of a leech, octopus, etc. [1660 70; < L … Universalium
acetabulum — [ˌasɪ tabjʊləm] noun (plural acetabula lə) 1》 Anatomy the socket of the hip bone, into which the head of the femur fits. 2》 Zoology a sucker or other cup shaped structure. Origin ME (denoting a vinegar cup): from L., from acetum vinegar + abulum … English new terms dictionary
acetabulum — n. (pl. acetabula) Zool. 1 the socket for the head of the thigh bone, or of the leg in insects. 2 a cup shaped sucker of various organisms, including tapeworms and cuttlefish. Etymology: ME f. L, = vinegar cup f. acetum vinegar + abulum dimin. of … Useful english dictionary
acetabulum — noun /ˌæs.ɪˈtæb.jə.ləm/ a) a vinegar cup; b) the socket of the hipbone; … Wiktionary
