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cox·a

   [kok-suh]
noun, plural cox·ae  [kok-see] .
1.
Anatomy.
a.
innominate bone.
b.
the joint of the hip.
2.
Zoology. the first or proximal segment of the leg of insects and other arthropods.
Origin:
1700–10; < Latin: hip

Related forms
cox·al, adjective
post·cox·al, adjective
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coxa (ˈkɒksə)
 
—n , pl coxae
1.  a technical name for the hipbone or hip joint
2.  the basal segment of the leg of an insect
 
[C18: from Latin: hip]
 
'coxal
 
—adj

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coxa cox·a (kŏk'sə)
n. pl. cox·ae (kŏk'sē')

  1. See hipbone.

  2. See hip joint.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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