'cotyloidal' definitions:

Definition of 'cotyloidal'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone [syn: acetabular, cotyloid, cotyloidal]

Definition of 'cotyloidal'

From: GCIDE
  • cotyloid \cot"y*loid\, cotyloidal \cotyloidal\(k?t"?-loid), a. [Cotyle + -oid] (Anat.) (a) Shaped like a cup; cup-shaped; as, the cotyloid cavity, the cup-shaped socket which receives the head of the thigh bone. (b) Pertaining to a cotyloid cavity; as, the cotyloid ligament, or notch.
  • Syn: acetabular, cotyloid. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

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