periacetabular

English

Etymology

From peri- +‎ acetabular.

Adjective

periacetabular (not comparable)

1. Surrounding the acetabulum
   • 2015 September 25, “I'm used to people laughing as I run – but do they ever wonder why I look so awkward?”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Then, eight years ago, when I was 24, I had my pelvis sawn in three and pinned back together again (otherwise known as a PAO, or periacetabular osteotomy) with four long metal rods.