coxa

[kok-suh]

noun, plural cox·ae

[kok-see] /ˈkɒk si/.

Anatomy.
1. innominate bone.
2. the joint of the hip.
Zoology. the first or proximal segment of the leg of insects and other arthropods.

Origin of coxa

1700–10; < Latin: hip

Related formscox·al, adjectivepost·cox·al, adjective

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Historical Examples of coxal

What, then, is the nature of the coxal gland in the scorpions and Limulus?
The Origin of Vertebrates
Walter Holbrook Gaskell
Coxal glands have since been recognized and described in other Arachnida.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3
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Microscopically their structure is the same in essentials as that of the coxal glands of Scorpio .
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3
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The crural glands, which occur in many terrestrial Arthropods, are epidermal in origin and totally distinct from the coxal glands.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3
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The name “coxal gland” needs to be carefully distinguished from “crural gland,” with which it is apt to be confused.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3
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British Dictionary definitions for coxal

coxa

noun plural coxae (ˈkɒksiː)

a technical name for the hipbone or hip joint
the basal segment of the leg of an insect

Derived Formscoxal, adjective

Word Origin for coxa

C18: from Latin: hip

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coxal in Medicine

coxa

[kŏk′sə]

n. pl. cox•ae (kŏk′sē′)

hipbone
hip joint