cotyloid

cotyloid
cot·y·loid

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  • cotyloid — cot y*loid, cotyloidal cotyloidal(k?t ? loid), a. [Cotyle + oid] (Anat.) (a) Shaped like a cup; cup shaped; as, the cotyloid cavity, the cup shaped socket which receives the head of the thigh bone. (b) Pertaining to a cotyloid cavity; as, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cotyloid — cup shaped …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • cotyloid — adj. [Gr. kotyle, a cup; L. forma, shape] Cup shaped …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • cotyloid — /kot l oyd /, adj. Anat. cup shaped. [1750 60; < Gk kotyloeidés, equiv. to kotýl(e) cup + oeides OID] * * * …   Universalium

  • cotyloid — 1. Cup shaped; cuplike. 2. Relating to the c. cavity or acetabulum. [G. kotyle, a small cup, + eidos, appearance] * * * cot·y·loid kät əl .ȯid adj of or relating to an acetabulum * * * cot·y·loid (kotґə loid) [Gr. kotyloeides cup shaped] 1 …   Medical dictionary

  • cotyloid — adj. cup shaped …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cotyloid — /ˈkɒtəlɔɪd/ (say kotuhloyd) adjective Anatomy shaped like a cup. Also, cotyloidal /kɒtəˈlɔɪdl/ (say kotuh loydl). {Greek kotyloeidēs cup shaped} …  

  • cotyloid — adjective of the cup shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone • Syn: ↑acetabular, ↑cotyloidal • Similar to: ↑concave • Derivationally related forms: ↑acetabulum (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • cotyloid cavity — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The acetabulum or coxal cavity …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • cotyloid cavity — see acetabulum * * * acetabulum …   Medical dictionary

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