Noun:

தொடை எலும்பின் பந்துக்கிண்ண மூட்டு இருக்கும் குழிவு,

acetabulum's Usage Examples:

l, dorso-lumbar vertebrae; Cd, caudal vertebrae; Am, acetabulum.

In the early 2000s, the Pavlik harness and von Rosen splint are commonly used in infants up to the age of six months to spread the legs apart and force the head of the femur into the acetabulum.

In front of the acetabulum a thick process of the ilium descends to meet the pubis, and a similar process behind meets the ischium.

In a child with Marfan, the acetabulum becomes deeper than normal during growth, for reasons that are not yet understood.

The acetabulum is the socket of the hip joint.

In the event of congenital hip dysplasia, the development of the acetabulum in an infant allows the femoral head to ride upward out of the joint socket, especially when the infant begins to walk.

There are only two or three vertebrae which are equivalent to those of the reptiles; these true sacrals are situated in a level just behind the acetabulum; as a rule between these two primary sacral vertebrae issues the last of the spinal nerves which contributes to the composition of the sciadic plexus.

The acetabulum is completely surrounded by these three bones, but its cup always retains an open foramen; from its posterior rim arises the strong antitrochanter.

The part of the capsule attached to the acetabulum was also reflected upwards to show the acetabular labrum.

The ball is formed by the upper end of the femur, and the socket by part of the pelvis called the acetabulum.