About The Word Coccyx
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Coccyx
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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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