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periacetabular

periacetabular adjective: surrounding the acetabulum.

Adjective

periacetabular (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding the acetabulum
    • Then, eight years ago, when I was 24, I had my pelvis sawn in three and pinned back together again (otherwise known as a PAO, or periacetabular osteotomy) with four long metal rods.2015 September 25, “I'm used to people laughing as I run – but do they ever wonder why I look so awkward?”, in The Guardian

Origin of periacetabular

From peri- + acetabular.

Questions about periacetabular

What does periacetabular mean?
Periacetabular means surrounding the acetabulum.
What part of speech is periacetabular?
Periacetabular is an adjective.

Words near periacetabular in the dictionary

  1. peri-workout
  2. peria
  3. periablation
  4. periablational
  5. periablative
  6. periacetabular
  7. periacinal
  8. periacinar
  9. periacinous
  10. periacquaductal
  11. periacqueductal

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