acetabulum

n. 髋臼, 吸盘 [医] 髋臼; 腹吸盘

发音

UK /ˌæs.ɪˈtæb.jʊl.əm/
其它
US /ˌæs.əˈtæb.jəl.əm/

词形变化

acetabula acetabulae acetabulums 复数 acetabulums acetabula 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The bony cup of the hip bone which receives the head of the femur.

    髋臼

    医学

    Holonyms: hip joint; hip bone < pelvis

  2. 2.

    The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.

    生物 动物学
  3. 3.

    A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.

    生物 动物学
  4. 4.

    The large posterior sucker of the leeches.

    生物 动物学
  5. 5.

    One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.

    生物 动物学
  6. 6.

    A vinegar saucer, especially (historical) in ancient Roman contexts.

  7. 7.

    A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 2½ Roman ounces of wine and equivalent to about 66 mL although differing slightly over time.

    历史

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

cotyloid cavity

上位词 1

socket

整体词 2

hipbone innominate bone

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin acētābulum (“vinegar saucer, 1/48 congius”), from acētum (“vinegar”) + -bulum (“-bule: a vessel for”).

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