hip joint

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hip joint

noun hip joints

  1. A joint formed where the pelvic acetabulum and the head of the femur meet. Total hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced with an artificial one.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hip, joint; for example, hip joint, "cool establishment".

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noun a joint where the pelvic acetabulum and the femur meet

中文髖關節 /髋关节 kuānguānjié
DeutschHüftgelenk
العربيةمَفْصِل اَلْوَرْكِ mafṣil al-warki

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@misc{hip_joint_2026,
  title = {hip joint},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hip%20joint},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}