A recess, cavity, or depression; used especially in osteology to denote a bony cavity which accommodates the head of another bone.
Origin
[Mod. L. fr. abs-condo, pp. -conditus or -consus, to hide]
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A recess, cavity, or depression; used especially in osteology to denote a bony cavity which accommodates the head of another bone.
Origin
[Mod. L. fr. abs-condo, pp. -conditus or -consus, to hide]