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Coccyx

Coccyx Meaning & Definition
Coccyx Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Coccyx?

[n] the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Coccyx: tail bone

Related Terms | Find terms related to Coccyx:

See Also | back | backbone | bone | caudal vertebra | coccygeal vertebra | hip | os | pelvic arch | pelvic girdle | pelvis | rachis | spinal column | spine | vertebral column

Coccyx In Webster's Dictionary

\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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