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Rareacetabulum
The correct spelling is acetabulum.
How to pronounce acetabulum
/ˌæs.ɪˈtæb.jʊl.əm/
nounIPA: /ˌæs.ɪˈtæb.jʊl.əm/
Say it like: Ase-tab-ulu-m
The correct spelling is acetabulum. The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur.
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Definition
noun
- 1.The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur.
- 2.The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
- 3.A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
- 4.The large posterior sucker of the leeches.
- 5.One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.
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