coccygeal
- a word derived from coccyx.
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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
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
The coccyx is formed by the fusion of four small coccygeal vertebrae.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Similarly, the coccyx, or tailbone, results from the fusion of four small coccygeal vertebrae.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The latter, which is more considerable than the preceding portion, arises above from the sacral crest, from the aponeurosis which envelops the coccygeal muscles, from the sacro-sciatic ligament, and from the tuberosity of the ischium.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
