cotyloid

English

Etymology

From cotyle +‎ -oid.

Adjective

cotyloid (comparative more cotyloid, superlative most cotyloid)

1. (anatomy) Shaped like a cup.
2. (anatomy) Relating to a cotyloid cavity.

   the cotyloid gland

   the cotyloid ligament

   the cotyloid foss

   the cotyloid joint

   the cotyloid notch

Derived terms

• cotyloid cavity
• postcotyloid
• precotyloid

 

References

• “cotyloid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.