Hip joint

Introduction: Hip joint

Description of Hip joint

Hip joint: [TA] the ball-and-socket synovial joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum. SYN: articulatio coxae [TA], articulatio coxofemoralis*, coxa (2), hip (3), thigh joint.
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Hip joint: the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Hip joint: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Hip joint:

• Hip
• Joint

Terms associated with Hip joint:

Terms Similar to Hip joint:

• hip
• coxa
• articulatio coxae

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Hip joint

• Joints

Source - MeSH 2007

• ball-and-socket joint
• spheroid joint
• cotyloid joint
• enarthrodial joint
• enarthrosis
• articulatio spheroidea

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Hip joint

The following list attempts to classify Hip joint into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• articulatio spheroidea,ball-and-socket joint,cotyloid joint,enarthrodial joint,enarthrosis,spheroid joint
• articulatio synovialis,diarthrosis,synovial joint
• articulatio,articulation,joint
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Musculoskeletal System
  • Skeleton
    • Joints
      • Hip Joint

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• joint
• skeleton
• musculoskeletal system
• Anatomy

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