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Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body … Medical dictionary
Bone tumor — Classification and external resources Micrograph of an osteosarcoma, a malignant primary bone tumor. ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
coccyx — ► NOUN (pl. coccyges or coccyxes) ▪ a small triangular bone at the base of the spinal column in humans and some apes, formed of fused vestigial vertebrae. DERIVATIVES coccygeal adjective. ORIGIN Greek kokkux cuckoo (because the shape of the human … English terms dictionary
coccyx — 1610s, from L. coccyx, from Gk. kokkyx cuckoo (from kokku, like the bird s English name echoic of its cry), so called by ancient Greek physician Galen because the bone in humans supposedly resembles a cuckoo s beak … Etymology dictionary
coccyx — meaning a bone at the base of the spine, is pronounced kok siks. The plural is coccyxes or (more rarely) coccyges (kok si jeez) … Modern English usage
coccyx — [käk′siks΄] n. pl. coccyges [käk sī′jēz΄] [L, cuckoo < Gr kokkyx (< kokku, echoic of its cry): so called because shaped like a cuckoo s beak] a small, triangular bone at the lower end of the vertebral column, formed by the fusion of four… … English World dictionary
Coccyx — This article is about the tailbone in humans. For the tailbone in animals, see Rump (croup). The tortrix moth genus Coccyx is nowadays considered a junior synonym of Cydia. Bone: Coccyx A coccyx with four vertebrae below the sacrum … Wikipedia
Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… … Wikipedia
Coccyx fracture — A coccyx fracture is a fracture of the coccyx, commonly called a broken tailbone . The coccyx is located at the base of the spine, under the sacrum. It is the last section of the ape vertebral column. Most commonly in humans it comprises 3 to 5… … Wikipedia
coccyx — coccygeal /kok sij ee euhl/, adj. /kok siks/, n., pl. coccyges /kok suy jeez, kok si jeez /. 1. a small triangular bone forming the lower extremity of the spinal column in humans, consisting of four ankylosed rudimentary vertebrae. See diag.… … Universalium
