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socket - a bony hollow into which a structure fits |
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bodily cavity,
cavum,
cavity (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
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bone,
os a shade of white the color of bleached bones
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hip socket the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone
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tooth socket,
alveolus a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
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acetabulum,
cotyloid cavity the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint
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socket - receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted |
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receptacle a container that is used to put or keep things in
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box end wrench,
box wrench a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head
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socket wrench a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted
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ball-and-socket joint a joint that can rotate within a socket
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socket - a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted |
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receptacle a container that is used to put or keep things in
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electric socket a socket into which a lightbulb can be inserted
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