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Meaning of COXA

Pronunciation:  'kâksu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
 
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 Synonyms: articulatio coxae, hip, hip joint
 
 See Also: articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, ischial bone, ischium, os ischii, pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis, spheroid joint, thigh

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cox"a\ (k?ks"?), n. [L., the hip.] (Zo["o]l.)
The first joint of the leg of an insect or crustacean.
 
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