coxa

[ kok-suh ]

/ ˈkɒk sə /

noun, plural cox·ae [kok-see] /ˈkɒk si/.

Anatomy.

innominate bone.
the joint of the hip.

Zoology. the first or proximal segment of the leg of insects and other arthropods.

Nearby words

cowtail, cox, cox's orange pippin, cox, james middleton, cox-2 inhibitor, coxa, coxa magna, coxa plana, coxa valga, coxa vara, coxae

Origin of coxa

1700–10; < Latin: hip

Related forms

cox·al, adjectivepost·cox·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for coxa

First lateral suture: Odonata; starts from beneath base of front wing behind humeral suture and meets it behind second coxa.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
The coxa is the joint that connects the leg with the trunk of the insect.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
If the angle is less than 120° the condition is one of coxa vara; if greater than 140°, coxa valga.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
A set of dorso-ventral muscles moving the coxa of each limb in its socket.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell

The second joint of the leg, by which the thigh inosculates in the Coxa.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for coxa

coxa

/ (ˈkɒksə) /

noun plural coxae (ˈkɒksiː)

a technical name for the hipbone or hip joint

the basal segment of the leg of an insect

Derived Forms

coxal, adjective

Word Origin for coxa

C18: from Latin: hip

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Medicine definitions for coxa

coxa

[ kŏk′sə ]

n. pl. cox•ae (kŏk′sē′)

hipbone

hip joint