1. The lateral prominence of the pelvis from the waist to the thigh. SYN: coxa (1) [TA]. 2. Head, neck, and greater and lesser trochanter of femur. It is this sense that is meant in the common phrases “h. fracture” or “h. replacement.” 3. More strictly, the h. joint. [A.S. hype]
- snapping h. a condition in which the fascia lata or gluteus maximus muscle under tension, moving over the greater trochanter of the proximal end of the femur or the iliopsoas tendon moves over the lesser trochanter and causes a click.
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hip 'hip n
1) the laterally projecting region of each side of the lower or posterior part of the mammalian trunk formed by the lateral parts of the pelvis and upper part of the femur together with the fleshy parts covering them
2) HIP JOINT
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the region of the body where the thigh bone (femur) articulates with the pelvis: the region on each side of the pelvis.
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(hip) 1. the area of the body lateral to and including the hip joint; in official terminology called coxa. 2. loosely, the hip joint (articulatio coxae [TA]).Medical dictionary. 2011.