coxalgia

[ kok-sal-jee-uh, -juh ]

/ kɒkˈsæl dʒi ə, -dʒə /

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noun

pain in the hip.

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Also cox·al·gy

[kok-sal-jee]. /ˈkɒk sæl dʒi/.

Origin of coxalgia

First recorded in 1855–60; cox(a) + -algia

OTHER WORDS FROM coxalgia

cox·al·gic, adjective

Words nearby coxalgia

cow tree, cow vetch, cox, coxa, coxal, coxalgia, coxcomb, coxcombry, Coxey, coxsackievirus, Cox's Orange Pippin

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How to use coxalgia in a sentence

In sacrocoxalgia, in cocygodynia and femero-coxalgia he had excellent results with the moxa.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh

British Dictionary definitions for coxalgia

coxalgia

/ (kɒkˈsældʒɪə) /

noun

pain in the hip joint

disease of the hip joint causing pain

Derived forms of coxalgia

coxalgic, adjective

Word Origin for coxalgia

C19: from coxa + -algia

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