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.
cotyloid
adj : of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh
bone [syn: {acetabular}, {cotyloidal}]