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coccyx

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

coc·cyx / ˈkäksiks/ • n. (pl. coc·cy·ges / ˈkäksəˌjēz/ or coc·cyx·es / ˈkäksiksiz/ ) a small, triangular bone at the base of the spinal column in humans and some apes, formed of fused vestigial vertebrae. DERIVATIVES: coc·cyg·e·al / käkˈsijēəl/ adj.

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coccyx

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | Copyright

coccyx (kok-siks) n. (pl. coccyges or coccyxes) the lowermost element of the backbone: the vestigial human tail. It consists of four rudimentary coccygeal vertebrae fused to form a triangular bone that articulates with the sacrum. See also vertebra.
—coccygeal (kok-sij-iăl) adj.

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coccyx

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

coccyx (anat.) terminal bone of the spinal column. XVII. — L. — Gr. kókkux CUCKOO (the bone being supposed to resemble a cuckoo's bill).

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coccyx

A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | Copyright

coccyx The last bone in the vertebral column in apes and humans (i.e. tailless primates). It is formed by the fusion of 3–5 caudal vertebrae.

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coccyx

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

coccyx : see spinal column .

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coccyx

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

coccyx •admix, affix, commix, fix, Hicks, intermix, MI6, mix, nix, Nyx, pix, Pnyx, prix fixe, pyx, Ricks, six, Styx, transfix, Wicks •Aquarobics • radix • appendix •crucifix • suffix • Alex • calyx •Felix, helix •kylix • Horlicks • prolix • spondulicks •hydromechanics • phoenix •Ebonics, onyx •mechatronics • sardonyx •Paralympics • semi-tropics •subtropics • Hendrix •dominatrix, matrix •administratrix • oryx • tortrix •executrix • Beatrix • cicatrix •Essex, Wessex •kinesics • coccyx • Sussex •informatics, mathematics •Dianetics • geopolitics • bioethics •cervix • astrophysics • yikes

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	My tail of misery ; Coccyx agony as I sit down Newspaper article from: The People (London, England); 8/14/2011
	My tail of misery; Coccyx agony as I sit down.(Features; Opinion, Column) Newspaper article from: The People (London, England); 8/14/2011
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