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COCCYX
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Irregular inflected form: coccyges
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes
Synonyms:
Classified under:
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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