hip joint

English

Noun

hip joint (plural hip joints)

1. (anatomy) A joint formed where the pelvic acetabulum and the head of the femur meet.

   Total hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced with an artificial one.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hip,‎ joint; for example, hip joint, "cool establishment".

Related terms

• hip bone
• hip fracture
• hip replacement

Translations

a joint where the pelvic acetabulum and the femur meet

• Arabic: مَفْصِل اَلْوَرْكِ (mafṣil al-warki)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 髖關節 / 髋关节 (zh) (kuānguānjié)

• Czech: kyčelní kloub m
• Finnish: lonkkanivel (fi)
• German: Hüftgelenk (de) n
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἰσχίον n (iskhíon)

• Polish: staw biodrowy m
• Swedish: höftled c
• Turkish: kalça eklemi