Coccyx Definition

kŏksĭks
coccyges, coccyxes
noun
A small, triangular bone at the lower end of the vertebral column, formed by the fusion of four rudimentary vertebrae and articulating with the sacrum.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • tail-bone

Other Word Forms of Coccyx

Noun

Singular:
coccyx
Plural:
coccyges, coccyxes

Origin of Coccyx

  • From Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kokkuks, “cuckoo”), referring to the curved shape of a cuckoo's beak when viewed from the side.

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin coccȳx from Greek kokkūx cuckoo, coccyx (from its resemblance to a cuckoo's beak)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Coccyx Sentence Examples

  • Caudal vertebrae fused into a urostyle or coccyx.

  • Margaret UK 01/02/2005 Unfortunately, i cannot sit comfortably on hard plastic seats - broken coccyx.

  • Other problems coccyx pain Use a chair with a coccyx cut-out wedge, or a chair with a coccyx cut-out option.

  • But what are we to say about the rudimentary and variable vertebrae of the terminal portion of the tail, forming the os coccyx?

  • But his bona fide coccyx moment came a little later on, although he remained stoical in his agony.

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