coxa

cox·a  (kks)

n. pl. cox·ae (kks)

1. Anatomy The hip or hip joint.

2. Zoology The first segment of the leg of an insect or other arthropod, joining the leg to the body.

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[Latin, hip.]

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coxal adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

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coxa - the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum articulatio coxae, hip joint, hip ischial bone, ischium, os ischii - one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium thigh - the part of the leg between the hip and the knee articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint - a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis, hip - the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates