Definitions for hip-joint

hip-joint hip joint

Hip-Joint is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 117 anagrams from letters in hip-joint (-hiijnopt).

Definitions for hip-joint

noun

  1. a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone.

Origin of hip-joint

First recorded in 1785-95

Examples for hip-joint

Palming a wrench, he was swiftly loosening the main retaining nut on his hip joint.

Often the hip joint would slip from its socket, so that it was impossible for her to walk without crutches.

Uncle John says this is because she has tuberculosis of the hip joint.

Not so fortunate had he been in his ill-considered leap, for he had broken his right leg at the hip joint.

I do not see that an inefficient corslet would protect the hip joint.

Sometimes this contraction affects the hip joint, and causes great distress and lameness.

On each side it forms a union with the hip bone to make the hip joint.

Thus the hip joint is so completely surrounded by ligaments as to be air-tight; and the union is very strong.

A hole developed, which had actually been caused by a breaking of a band of cartilage at the front of his hip joint.

Cranes and derricks improved the human arm, ball bearings improved the hip joint, and eyeglasses improved the eye.

Word Value for hip-joint
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8

Words with friends

8

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