Cotyloid \Cot"y*loid\ (k?t"?-loid), a. [Cotyle + -oid] (Anat.) (a) Shaped like a cup; as, the cotyloid cavity, which
receives the head of the thigh bone. (b) Pertaining to a cotyloid cavity; as, the cotyloid
ligament, or notch.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |