Periacetabular

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Surrounding the acetabulum not-comparable

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From peri- + acetabular.

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