hip joint
das Hüftgelenk, die Hüftgelenke
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hip joint
The movable connection between the pelvis and the thighbone. Among other things, it allows you to walk, sit, and rotate your leg.
Nach dem Sturz musste das Hüftgelenk operiert werden.
After the fall, the hip joint had to be operated on.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Hüftgelenke |
| genitive | des Hüftgelenkes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Hüftgelenk | die Hüftgelenke |
| accusative | das Hüftgelenk | die Hüftgelenke |
| dative | dem Hüftgelenk | den Hüftgelenken |
| genitive | des Hüftgelenkes des Hüftgelenks | der Hüftgelenke |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Hüftgelenk' (hip joint) is made up of 'Hüfte' (hip) and 'Gelenk' (joint). The first part refers to the body region, and the second to the movable connection between bones.
Die Ärztin untersuchte das Hüftgelenk mit einem Röntgengerät.
The doctor examined the hip joint using an X-ray machine.
'Hüftgelenk' (hip joint) is particularly common in medical and health-related texts. In everyday life, the word is mainly used when discussing symptoms, examinations, and operations.
Der Patient soll das Hüftgelenk nach der Operation vorsichtig belasten.
The patient is supposed to put weight on the hip joint carefully after the operation.
Common collocations include 'Schmerzen im Hüftgelenk' (pain in the hip joint), 'das Hüftgelenk operieren' (to operate on the hip joint), and 'ein künstliches Hüftgelenk einsetzen' (to insert an artificial hip joint). When describing symptoms, the preposition 'in' is often used with the dative.
Wegen starker Schmerzen im Hüftgelenk konnte sie kaum noch laufen.
Because of severe pain in her hip joint, she could barely walk anymore.
