髀ひ臼きゅう

noun

acetabulum; cotyloid cavity

Anatomical term for the hip socket. In modern medical Japanese, 寛骨臼 (かんこつきゅう) is the standard term; 髀臼 is a rarer synonym.

See also: 寛骨臼

• 髀ひ臼きゅうは大だい腿たい骨こっ頭とうを受うけ入いれる寛かん骨こつのくぼみである。

  The acetabulum is the socket in the hip bone that receives the head of the femur.