| hip joint | | |
| n. (body) | 1. articulatio coxae, coxa, hip, hip joint | the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum. |
| ~ ischial bone, ischium, os ischii | one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium. |
| ~ thigh | the part of the leg between the hip and the knee. |
| ~ articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint | a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone. |
| ~ pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis, hip | the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates. |
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