hip joint

noun

: the articulation between the femur and the hip bone

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It was cut from hip joint to foot. — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 28 May 2025 The hip joint is second biggest. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026 This positioning helps release your hip flexors (the muscles on the front of your hip joint). — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026 Also known as irritable hip, the condition is due to inflammation of the hip joint lining. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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Medical Definition

hip joint

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

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