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Noun: cotyloid cavity
  1. The cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint
    - acetabulum

Derived forms: cotyloid cavities

Type of: socket

Part of: hipbone, innominate bone

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