Synonyms: hip, hip joint, articulatio coxae, coxa
Definition: the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
Similar words: cotyloid joint, spheroid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint
Definition: a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone