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COCCYX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: coccyges   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes

Synonyms:

coccyx; tail bone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("coccyx" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

Meronyms (parts of "coccyx"):

caudal vertebra; coccygeal vertebra (one of 4 vertebrae in the human coccyx)

Holonyms ("coccyx" is a part of...):

back; backbone; rachis; spinal column; spine; vertebral column (the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord)

hip; pelvic arch; pelvic girdle; pelvis (the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates)

Derivation:

coccygeal (of or relating to or near the coccyx)

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