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The spine has thirty-three vertebrae, which are divided into five regions—the coccygeal, the sacral, the lumbar, the thoracic, and the cervical.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 25, 2016

However, the sacral and coccygeal fusions do not start until age 20 and are not completed until middle age.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The sacrum arises from the fusion of five sacral vertebrae and the coccyx from the fusion of four small coccygeal vertebrae.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The sacrum is derived from the fusion of five sacral vertebrae and the coccyx is formed by the fusion of four small coccygeal vertebrae.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

In the pig, and especially in the horse, it passes further upwards, to arise from the aponeurosis of the coccygeal muscles.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard