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Coccyx   Listen
noun
Coccyx  n.  (pl. L. coccyges)  (Anat.) The end of the vertebral column beyond the sacrum in man and tailless monkeys. It is composed of several vertebrae more or less consolidated.






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"Coccyx" Quotes from Famous Books



... at Graspan, while retiring at the double. Entry (Mauser), 1 inch to the right of the coccyx; exit, 1 inch above the junction of the middle and outer thirds of left Poupart's ligament. The man suffered with some pain in the abdomen, and for first two days with retention of urine. The urine ...
— Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 • George Henry Makins



Words linked to "Coccyx" :   spine, vertebral column, bone, rachis, back, pelvic girdle, coccygeal, os, pelvis, backbone, pelvic arch, hip



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