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acetabulum

The correct spelling is acetabulum.

How to pronounce acetabulum

/ˌæs.ɪˈtæb.jʊl.əm/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur.
  2. 2.The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
  3. 3.A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
  4. 4.The large posterior sucker of the leeches.
  5. 5.One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.

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