cotyloid

1. 1.

   of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone

   Synonymsacetabularcotyloidal

   Similarconcave

Questions about cotyloid

What does cotyloid mean?

cotyloid means "of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone".

How many syllables are in cotyloid?

cotyloid has 3 syllables and divides as co-ty-loid under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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