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cotyloid

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1. a. Shaped like a cup; as, the cotyloid cavity, which receives the head of the thigh bone. Source: opted
2. a. Pertaining to a cotyloid cavity; as, the cotyloid ligament, or notch. Source: opted
3. adj. of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone Source: wordnet
4. (a) Shaped like a cup; as, the cotyloid cavity, which receives the head of the thigh bone. (b) Pertaining to a cotyloid cavity; as, the cotyloid ligament, or notch. Source: webster
5. s of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone Source: ecdict

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bone cavity head receives thigh cup ligament like notch pertaining shaped socket

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cotyla cotyle cotyledon cotyledonal cotyledonary cotyledonous cotyledons cotyliform cotyligerous cotyloid cavity cotyloid joint cotyloidal

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