Meaning of COCCYX
| Pronunciation: | | 'kâksiks
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| | Definition: | | [n] the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes |
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| | Synonyms: | | tail bone |
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| | See Also: | | back, backbone, bone, caudal vertebra, coccygeal vertebra, hip, os, pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis, rachis, spinal column, spine, vertebral column | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Coc"cyx\, n.; pl. L. {Coccyges}. [L., cuckoo, Gr. ?,
cuckoo, coccyx. So called from its resemblance to the beak of
a cuckoo.] (Anat.)
The end of the vertebral column beyond the sacrum in man and
tailless monkeys. It is composed of several vertebr[ae] more
or less consolidated.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The tailbone. |
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