hip joint

noun

: the articulation between the femur and the hip bone

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Third, the mini stepper is excellent for strengthening leg muscles but doesn’t do as much for glutes, Hendrickx said, noting that full glute activation requires the hip joint to be flexed at a 90-degree angle, similar to sitting down on a chair. Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025 Need a little more range of motion in the hip joints. IEEE Spectrum, 27 Aug. 2014 Each leg contains 6 degrees of freedom, with three hip joints, one knee joint, and two ankle joints. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025 Shortly after, severe hip pain prompted a second opinion and X-rays revealed her hip joint was bone-on-bone. David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hip joint

Word History

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hip joint was in 1615

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“Hip joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hip%20joint. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

Medical Definition

hip joint

noun
: the ball-and-socket joint comprising the articulation between the femur and the hip bone

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