hip joint

English

Noun

hip joint (plural hip joints)

1. (anatomy) A joint formed where the pelvic acetabulum and the head of the femur meet.

Related terms

• hip bone
• hip fracture
• hip replacement

 

Translations

a joint where the pelvic acetabulum and the femur meet

• Arabic: مَفْصِل اَلْوَرْكِ (mafṣil al-warki)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 髖關節／髋关节 (zh) (kuānguānjié)

• Czech: kyčelní kloub m
• Finnish: lonkkanivel (fi)
• German: Hüftgelenk (de) n
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἰσχίον n (iskhíon)

• Turkish: kalça eklemi