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Always favoring one side can exacerbate this imbalance by causing your hip muscles on the other side to shorten up even more in response, which can further limit your hip joint mobility, according to Dr. Scantlebury.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 23 Oct. 2024
Also known as irritable hip, the condition is due to inflammation of the hip joint lining.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
The actor faced physical challenges during the shoot, dealing with a hip joint injury while adapting to a new cultural environment.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
Turns out, my hip joint wasn’t fitting right in its socket, and the tissue in the surrounding area was deteriorating.
—Julia Sullivan, SELF, 12 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined above
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“Hip joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hip%20joint. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
hip joint
noun
: the ball-and-socket joint comprising the articulation between the femur and the hip bone
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