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coxa

[ kok-suh ]

noun

plural coxae
  1. Anatomy.
    1. the joint of the hip.
  2. Zoology. the first or proximal segment of the leg of insects and other arthropods.


coxa

/ ˈ°ìÉ’°ì²õÉ™ /

noun

  1. a technical name for the hipbone or hip joint
  2. the basal segment of the leg of an insect
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¦´Ç³æ²¹±ô, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦´Ç³æ·²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of coxa1

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin: “h¾±±èâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of coxa1

C18: from Latin: hip
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Example Sentences

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“Furthermore, each leg of mine has seven sections—the coxa, the trochanter, the femur, the patella, the tibia, the metatarsus, and the tarsus.â€

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The first of these is called the 'coxa', and is succeeded by a short joint called the 'trochanter'.

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They are really excretory glands, and communicate with the exterior by a very minute aperture on the posterior face of the coxa of the fifth limb on each side.

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They consist typically of six segments, of which the basal is termed the coxa and the apical the tarsus.

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Partial separations may be overlooked at the time of the accident and cause trouble later from bending of the bone, as in one variety of coxa vara.

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