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... > Tissues > Connective Tissue > Bone and Bones > Bones of Lower Extremity > Pelvic Bones > Acetabulum
... > Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones > Bones of Lower Extremity > Pelvic Bones > Acetabulum

Preferred term

Acetabulum  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Acetabula
  • Acetabulas
  • Cavities, Cotyloid
  • Cavity, Cotyloid
  • Cotyloid Cavities
  • Cotyloid Cavity

Note

  • point of union of the 3 pelvic bones; do not confuse with HIP or HIP JOINT; fractures = ACETABULUM /inj (IM) + FRACTURES, BONE (IM); /surg: consider also ACETABULOPLASTY

Scope note

  • The part of the pelvis that comprises the pelvic socket where the head of FEMUR joins to form HIP JOINT (acetabulofemoral joint).

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000077

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