periacetabular

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adjective

Surrounding the acetabulum

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Meanings

adjectiveperiacetabular (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSurrounding 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

From peri- + acetabular.

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APA

periacetabular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periacetabular

MLA

“periacetabular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periacetabular. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “periacetabular,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periacetabular.

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