coccygeal bone
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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 — 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
Coccygeal nerve — Nerve: Coccygeal nerve Areas of distribution of the cutaneous branches of the posterior divisions of the spinal nerves. The areas of the medial branches are in black, those of the lateral in red … Wikipedia
Coccygeal plexus — Nerve: Coccygeal plexus Plan of sacral and pudendal plexuses. Latin plexus coccygeus Gray s subject #213 966 … Wikipedia
Bone, coccygeal — The small tail like bone at the bottom of the spine very near to the anus. The coccyx is made up of 3 5 rudimentary vertebrae. It is the lowest part of the spinal column. The word coccygeal comes from the Greek kokkyx meaning cuckoo bird. It got… … Medical dictionary
coccygeal — 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… … English terms dictionary
coccygeal vertebra — noun one of 4 vertebrae in the human coccyx • Syn: ↑caudal vertebra • Hypernyms: ↑vertebra • Part Holonyms: ↑coccyx, ↑tail bone … Useful english dictionary
tail bone — noun the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes • Syn: ↑coccyx • Derivationally related forms: ↑coccygeal (for: ↑coccyx) • Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑os … Useful english dictionary
chevron bone — the V shaped hemal arches of the third, fourth, and fifth coccygeal vertebrae of dogs … Medical dictionary
Coccyx — The small tail like bone at the bottom of the spine very near to the anus. The coccyx is made up of 3 5 rudimentary vertebrae. It is the lowest part of the spinal column. * * * The small bone at the end of the vertebral column in humans, formed… … Medical dictionary
