acetabular labrum

acetabular labrum
A ring of cartilage that surrounds the socket of the hip joint.

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  • Acetabular labrum — A ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) that runs around the acetabulum (cup) of the hip joint and increases its depth. The head of the femur (the bone in the thigh) fits in the acetabulum. The labrum deepens this cavity and effectively… …   Medical dictionary

  • Acetabular labrum — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = labrum acetabuli GraySubject = 92 GrayPage = 336 Caption = Hip joint, front view. The capsular ligament has been largely removed. (Cotyloid lig. visible at center.) Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery =… …   Wikipedia

  • Labrum — (Latin for lip ) can refer to: * In architecture, the large vessel of a warm bath in the Roman thermae. These were cut out of great blocks of marble and granite, and have generally an overhanging lip. There is one in the Vatican of porphyry over… …   Wikipedia

  • labrum acetabulare — labrum acetabuli [TA] acetabular labrum: a ring of fibrocartilage attached to the rim of the acetabulum of the hip bone, increasing the depth of the cavity; called also l. glenoidale articulationis coxae …   Medical dictionary

  • Labrum — In medicine, a ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) around the edge of the articular (joint) surface of a bone. The Latin labrum means lip. The term is used to designate a lip, edge, or brim. Plural, labra. The glenoid labrum is a ring of… …   Medical dictionary

  • Glenoid labrum — Infobox Anatomy Name = Glenoidal labrum Latin = labrum glenoidale GraySubject = 83 GrayPage = 319 Caption = Glenoid fossa of right side. Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = l 01 DorlandsSuf = 12474070 : The… …   Wikipedia

  • Transverse acetabular ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = Transverse acetabular ligament Latin = ligamentum transversum acetabuli GraySubject = 92 GrayPage = 336 Caption = Left hip joint, opened by removing the floor of the acetabulum from within the pelvis. (Trans. ligament… …   Wikipedia

  • Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… …   Medical dictionary

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  • Hip — For other uses of the term, see hip (disambiguation). Hip (anatomy) Bones of the hip Latin coxa Gray s …   Wikipedia

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